Diagnostic value and key features of computed tomography in Coronavirus Disease 2019

On 31 December 2019, a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, and caused the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). To date, computed tomography (CT) findings have been recommended as major evidence for the clinical diagnos...

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Published in:Emerging microbes & infections 2020-01, Vol.9 (1), p.787-793
Main Authors: Li, Bingjie, Li, Xin, Wang, Yaxuan, Han, Yikai, Wang, Yidi, Wang, Chen, Zhang, Guorui, Jin, Jianjun, Jia, Hongxia, Fan, Feifei, Ma, Wang, Liu, Hong, Zhou, Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
computed tomography
Coronavirus Disease 2019
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - diagnostic imaging
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease
Disease Progression
ground-glass opacity
Humans
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Lung - pathology
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnostic imaging
Radiography, Thoracic
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:On 31 December 2019, a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, and caused the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). To date, computed tomography (CT) findings have been recommended as major evidence for the clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 in Hubei, China. This review focuses on the imaging characteristics and changes throughout the disease course in patients with COVID-19 in order to provide some help for clinicians. Typical CT findings included bilateral ground-glass opacity, pulmonary consolidation, and prominent distribution in the posterior and peripheral parts of the lungs. This review also provides a comparison between COVID-19 and other diseases that have similar CT findings. Since most patients with COVID-19 infection share typical imaging features, radiological examinations have an irreplaceable role in screening, diagnosis and monitoring treatment effects in clinical practice.
ISSN:2222-1751
2222-1751
DOI:10.1080/22221751.2020.1750307