The Role of Imaging in COVID-19 Pneumonia Diagnosis and Management: Main Positions of the Experts, Key Imaging Features and Open Answers
| Autor: | Landini, N., Orlandi, M., Fusaro, M., Ciet, P., Nardi, C., Bertolo, S., Catalanotti, V., Matucci-Cerinic, M., Colagrande, S., Morana, G. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Pediatrics, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Cardiovascular Echography Journal of Cardiovascular Echography, 30(6), 25-30. Wolters Kluwer Medknow |
| ISSN: | 2347-193X 2211-4122 |
| Popis: | Lung imaging is widely involved in facing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In fact, the COVID-19 infection may lead to a rapidly evolving and potentially fatal pneumonia. Moreover, computed tomography (CT) can be more sensitive than the COVID-19 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction test, especially at the beginning of the disease. Only patients with mild features consistent with COVID-19 infection, negative COVID-19 test, or positive COVID-19 test but at low risk for disease progression should avoid imaging. However, imaging becomes mandatory if respiratory symptoms worsen. A CT pattern classification has been designed to help both radiologists and clinicians. The typical pattern of COVID-19 is depicted by multifocal, bilateral, and peripheral ground-glass opacities (with or without consolidations or crazy paving) or findings of organizing pneumonia. Moreover, CT has demonstrated a prognostic role in patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. Lung ultrasounds (LUS) are an emergent tool in the diagnosis of the disease. The adoption of LUS combined to chest X-rays in COVID-19 in pneumonia diagnosis is an interesting prospect that needs to be confirmed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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