PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yadav, Ruchi
AU  - Sahoo, Debasis
AU  - Graham, Ruffin
TI  - Thoracic imaging in COVID-19
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc032
DP  - 2020 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 469--476
VI  - 87
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/8/469.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/8/469.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2020 Aug 01; 87
AB  - The typical findings of COVID-19 on chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) include bilateral, multifocal parenchymal opacities (ground-glass opacities with or without consolidation, and “crazy paving”). In most cases, the opacities are predominantly in the peripheral and lower lung zones, and several have rounded morphology. However, these imaging findings are not pathognomonic for COVID-19 pneumonia and can be seen in other viral and bacterial infections, as well as with noninfectious causes such as drug toxicity and connective tissue disease. Most radiology professional organizations and societies recommend against routine screening CT to diagnose or exclude COVID-19.