RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Thoracic imaging in COVID-19
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 469
OP 476
DO 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc032
VO 87
IS 8
A1 Yadav, Ruchi
A1 Sahoo, Debasis
A1 Graham, Ruffin
YR 2020
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/8/469.abstract
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.