Lung ultrasonography and computed tomography comparison in convalescent athletes after Sars-CoV-2 infection – a preliminary study

Abstract

The assessment of elite athletes after SARS-CoV-2 infection gives rise to doubts concerning return-to-play decisions: what period of convalescence is needed and what diagnostic measures are appropriate. While cardiovascular protocols have been widely discussed in the literature, lung parenchyma imaging was only briefly mentioned, and the usefulness of lung ultrasound has been not considered yet.

Keywords

• lung ultrasonography
• sars-cov-2
• multimodality imaging
• sports medicine
• diagnostic