Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a rapidly evolving field of application for ultrasound technologies. Especially during the current pandemic, many clinicians around the world have employed LUS to assess the condition of the lung for patients suspected and/or affected by COVID-19. However, LUS is currently performed with standard ultrasound imaging, which is not designed to cope with the high air content present in lung tissues. Nowadays LUS lacks standardization and suffers from the absence of quantitative approaches. To elevate LUS to the level of other ultrasound imaging applications, several aspects deserve attention from the technical and clinical world. This overview piece tries to provide the reader with a forward-looking view on the future for LUS.

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肺部超声检查：未来的发展以及从COVID-19中学到的经验教训

肺超声（LUS）是超声技术应用领域中发展迅速的领域。尤其是在当前的大流行期间，世界各地许多临床医生已使用LUS为怀疑和/或受COVID-19影响的患者评估肺部状况。但是，LUS当前是用标准的超声成像技术执行的，该技术无法解决肺组织中存在的高空气含量。如今，LUS缺乏标准化，并且缺乏定量方法。为了将LUS提升到其他超声成像应用的水平，需要从技术和临床领域关注几个方面。本概述文章旨在为读者提供有关LUS未来的前瞻性视图。