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- Title
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia: Portable chest X-ray or computed tomography? An Italian perspective.
- Authors
Mazzei, Maria Antonietta; Guerrini, Susanna; Zanoni, Matteo; Franchi, Federico; Valente, Serafina; Cusi, Maria Grazia; Frediani, Bruno; Volterrani, Luca
- Abstract
In this scenario, also considering that not all COVID-19 patients experience a complicated lung disease, chest CT could be used "sparingly" and reserved for hospitalized patients with specific clinical indications, as already suggested by ACR recommendations, or in suspected COVID-19 patients requiring both chest imaging and time-based emergency care by priority CT. [7,8] This case series aims to share in brief an Italian perspective on CXR findings of COVID-19 pneumonia patients from diagnosis until patient recovery. In one patient, the only CXRs finding, confirmed by CT, was unilateral pleural effusion, resulted positive for COVID-19 infection at rRT-PCR examination.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; COMPUTED tomography; COVID-19; X-rays; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Lung India, 2021, Vol 38, pS72
- ISSN
0970-2113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_453_20