The novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19): a pictorial review of chest CT features.
Diagn Interv Radiol
; 27(2): 188-194, 2021 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-724033
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in Wuhan, China. The infection rapidly spread to more than 200 countries around the world. The clinical presentation of the disease may vary from mild illness to severe pneumonia such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The chest computed tomography (CT) has an important complementary role in diagnosis of the disease. The predominant CT findings of the disease are ground glass opacities and consolidations located in subpleural areas of lower lobes. Widespread ground-glass opacities, consolidation, air bronchograms, central involvement of lung parenchyma, mediastinal lymphadenopathy are more common in patients with the severe form of the disease. CT imaging also guides in differentiation of alternative diagnosis or in assessment of associated pulmonary embolism during the course of the disease. In this pictorial review we aim to review the CT features of COVID-19 pneumonia and mention the changes throughout the disease process.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Diagn Interv Radiol
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dir.2020.20304
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