ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION AS A METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING INFLAMMATORY LUNG AND PLEURAL DISEASES IN COVID-19
Issues of diagnostics of inflammatory lesions of lungs and pleura in coronavirus infection were studied, the issues of the prevalence of coronavirus infection and the need to study the possibility of using ultrasound examination methods for the diagnosis of pleuropulmonary lesions were considered. The aim of the work was to analyze these possibilities and evaluate the effectiveness of the use of ultrasound examination of the lungs and pleura in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic for various groups of patients. Comparison of visualization of symptoms of pulmonary lesions using computed tomography and ultrasound examination is carried out, characteristic signs of pulmonary pathology determined during ultrasound examination are indicated, the mechanisms of formation of a characteristic radiation pattern are considered, the advantages and disadvantages of the ultrasound method of examination are highlighted, the conditions for its use are determined and the possibility of use is assessed.