Thoracic tomographic manifestations in symptomatic respiratory patients with COVID-19
Lucas de Pádua Gomes de Farias, Daniel Giunchetti Strabelli, Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca, Bruna Melo Coelho Loureiro, César Higa Nomura, Márcio Valente Yamada Sawamura
Abstract
China was the epicenter for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which quickly spread to other Asian countries and later to Western countries; subsequently, COVID-19 was categorized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Diagnosis primarily depends on viral detection in respiratory samples; however, available kits are limited, lack high sensitivity, and have a long turnaround time for providing results. In this scenario, computed tomography has emerged as an efficient and available high-sensitivity method, allowing radiologists to readily recognize findings related to COVID-19. The objective of this article is to demonstrate the main tomographic findings in symptomatic respiratory patients with COVID-19 to assist medical professionals during this critical moment.