Could Spectral CT Have a Potential Benefit in Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)?
Béatrice Daoud, J. Cazejust, Sébastian Tavolaro, Sebastien Durand, Romain Pommier, Adel Hamrouni, Grégoire Bornet
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential benefit of spectral imaging, notably electron density imaging, in patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19), by retrospectively reviewing the cases of four patients who each underwent two chest CT scans for confirmed COVID-19.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus InfectionsCoronavirusVirologyBetacoronavirusPneumoniaDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreakAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingCOVID-19 diagnosis using AIInfrared Thermography in Medicine