Role of Computed Tomography in COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a rapid worldwide pandemic. While COVID-19 primarily manifests as an interstitial pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, severe involvement of other organs has been documented. In this article, we will review the role of non-contrast chest computed tomography in the diagnosis, follow-up and prognosis of patients affected by COVID-19 pneumonia with a detailed description of the imaging findings that may be encountered. Given that patients with COVID-19 may also suffer from coagulopathy, we will discuss the role of CT pulmonary angiography in the detection of acute pulmonary embolism.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - September 2, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Gianluca Pontone, Stefano Scafuri, Maria Elisabetta Mancini, Cecilia Agalbato, Marco Guglielmo, Andrea Baggiano, Giuseppe Muscogiuri, Laura Fusini, Daniele Andreini, Saima Mushtaq, Edoardo Conte, Andrea Annoni, Alberto Formenti, Antonio Giulio Gennari, An Tags: Invited review Source Type: research