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- Title
COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essay.
- Authors
Emer Egypto Rosa, Marcela; Justi Rosa de Matos, Marina; Olimpio de Paula Furtado, Renata Silveira; Mizubuti Brito, Vanessa; Tadashi Wada Amaral, Lucas; Laverdi Beraldo, Gabriel; Ururahy Nunes Fonseca, Eduardo Kaiser; Caruso Chate, Rodrigo; Bastos Duarte Passos, Rodrigo; Borges da Silva Teles, Gustavo; Marques Almeida Silva, Murilo; Yokoo, Patrícia; Yanata, Elaine; Shoji, Hamilton; Szarf, Gilberto; Buarque de Gusmão Funari, Marcelo
- Abstract
The disease caused by the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been recently described and became a health issue worldwide. Its diagnosis of certainty is given by polymerase chain reaction. High-resolution computed tomography, however, is useful in the current context of pandemic, especially for the most severe cases, in assessing disease extent, possible differential diagnoses and searching complications. In patients with suspected clinical symptoms and typical imaging findings, in which there is still no laboratory test result, or polymerase chain reaction is not available, the role of this test is still discussed. In addition, it is important to note that part of the patients present false-negative laboratory tests, especially in initial cases, which can delay isolation, favoring the spread of the disease. Thus, knowledge about the COVID-19 and its imaging manifestations is extremely relevant for all physicians involved in the patient care, clinicians or radiologists.
- Subjects
COVID-19; CHEST examination; COMPUTED tomography; POLYMERASE chain reaction; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis
- Publication
Einstein (16794508), 2020, Vol 18, p1
- ISSN
1679-4508
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31744/einstein_journal/2020RW5741