Common CT Findings of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Case Series
Pooya Torkian, Naghi Ramezani, Pejman Kiani, Michael R Bax, Shahram Akhlaghpoor
Abstract
Given the highly infectious nature of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus and the lack of proven specific therapeutic drugs and licensed vaccines effective against it, early diagnosis of the disease is of paramount importance. The common chest CT imaging of confirmed COVID-19 cases is discussed here, which shows ground-glass opacity, crazy paving, and consolidation.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PandemicVirologyDiseaseMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Coronavirus InfectionsGround-glass opacityPathologyInternal medicineOutbreakCancerAdenocarcinomaCOVID-19 diagnosis using AICOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesUltrasound in Clinical Applications