Current Status of Computed Tomography in Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia

Current Status of Computed Tomography in Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia

Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Deep Narayan Srivastava

The novel coronavirus disease, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2), has developed into a pandemic affecting more than three million people worldwide. It predominantly affects the respiratory system and patients present with fever, dry cough, dyspnea, and myalgia. The confirmatory diagnostic test is real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction on blood or respiratory samples. Imaging with computed tomography, although not routinely recommended, may not only assist in making a diagnosis but also in assessing disease progression, assessing complications, and in prognostication. This review describes the objectives, techniques, imaging features, and reporting of computed tomography findings of SARS-CoV2 pneumonia.

2020

Computed tomography, consolidation, severe acute respiratory syndrome, Ground glass opacity, COVID-19, Coronavirus disease

DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713345

Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)

National Academy of Medical Sciences

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