Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 2019.
Curr Opin Crit Care
; 28(1): 17-24, 2022 02 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1550613
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review aims to explore the different imaging modalities, such as chest radiography (CXR), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, PET/CT scan, and MRI to describe the main features for the evaluation of the chest in COVID-19 patients with ARDS. RECENT FINDINGS:
This article includes a systematic literature search, evidencing the different chest imaging modalities used in patients with ARDS from COVID-19. Literature evidences different possible approaches going from the conventional CXR and CT to the LUS, MRI, and PET/CT.SUMMARY:
CT is the technique with higher sensitivity and definition for studying chest in COVID-19 patients. LUS or bedside CXR are critical in patients requiring close and repeated monitoring. Moreover, LUS and CXR reduce the radiation burden and the risk of infection compared with CT. PET/CT and MRI, especially in ARDS patients, are not usually used for diagnostic or follow-up purposes.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Opin Crit Care
Journal subject:
Critical Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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