Chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia: A review of current knowledge.
Diagn Interv Imaging
; 101(7-8): 431-437, 2020.
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| ID: mdl-32571748
ABSTRACT
The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the essential role of chest computed tomography (CT) examination in patient triage in the emergency departments, allowing them to be referred to "COVID" or "non-COVID" wards. Initial chest CT examination must be performed without intravenous administration of iodinated contrast material, but contrast material administration is required when pulmonary embolism is suspected, which seems to be frequent in severe forms of the disease. Typical CT features consist of bilateral ground-glass opacities with peripheral, posterior and basal predominance. Lung disease extent on CT correlates with clinical severity. Artificial intelligence could assist radiologists for diagnosis and prognosis evaluation.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Embolia Pulmonar
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Child
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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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Pregnancy
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article