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Table 2 Distribution of LUS patterns, CXR readings (n), CT findings (n) and RT-PCR results (n) in 60 cases with disagreement between LUS and CXR, out of 139 patients suspected of COVID-19

From: Descriptive analysis of a comparison between lung ultrasound and chest radiography in patients suspected of COVID-19

LUS pattern

CXR positive

CXR negative

CXR indeterm

CXR atypical

CT typical

CT negative

CT indeterm

CT atypical

RT-PCR positive

RT-PCR negative

HighLUS (n = 27)

–

8

12

7

11

0

0

0

24

3

IntLUS (n = 14)

2

10

–

2

0

0

3

1

8

6

AltLUS (n = 13)

5

6

2

–

0

1

1

6

2

11

LowLUS (n = 6)

0

–

3

3

0

2

0

0

3

3

  1. LUS  Lung Ultrasound, CXR  Chest X-Ray, CT Computed Tomography of the chest, RT-PCR  Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain reaction, COVID-19 Corona Virus Disease 2019, HighLUS  High Probability Lung Ultrasound, LowLUS  Low Probability Lung Ultrasound, IntLUS Intermediate Probability Lung Ultrasound, AltLUS  Alternative Probability Lung Ultrasound, Indeterm  indeterminate
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