Review of Thoracic Imaging Manifestations of COVID-19 and Other Pathologic Coronaviruses.

ABSTRACT

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an easily transmissible coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 and has caused a global pandemic characterized by acute respiratory disease named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Diagnostic imaging can be helpful as a complementary tool in supporting the diagnosis of COVID-19 and identifying alternative pathology. This article presents an overview of acute and postacute imaging findings in COVID-19.