Apr 02 Chest CT manifestations of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a pictorial review
Zheng Ye, Yun Zhang, Yi Wang, Zixiang Huang, Bin Song
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, first reported in Wuhan, China, has spread rapidly across the world in just one month, causing a global public health emergency. In diagnosis, chest computed tomography (CT) findings may complement some of the limitations of the real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay.
Based on a complete review of the literature and frontline experience, our objective was to review the typical and relatively atypical CT manifestations in representative cases of COVID-19 in our hospital, hoping to contribute thereby to the recognition of these characteristics by radiologists and help them make a quick and accurate diagnosis.
Key points:
- Ground glass opacities, consolidation, reticular pattern, and cobblestone pattern are typical CT manifestations of COVID-19.
- Emerging manifestations of atypical CT, including airway changes, pleural changes, fibrosis, nodules, etc., were demonstrated in COVID-19 patients.
- TC manifestations may be associated with the progression and prognosis of COVID-19.