COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essay
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 f...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f68e726fb431487cb5ba3bd96df68acf2022-12-22T04:09:22ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-63852020-06-011810.31744/einstein_journal/2020rw5741COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essayMarcela Emer Egypto Rosahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0423-3402Marina Justi Rosa de Matoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-0434Renata Silveira Olimpio de Paula Furtadohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-2407Vanessa Mizubuti Britohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3246-5684Lucas Tadashi Wada Amaralhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2831-6934Gabriel Laverdi Beraldohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9191-737XEduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonsecahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0233-0041Rodrigo Caruso Chatehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4193-7647Rodrigo Bastos Duarte Passoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-2287Gustavo Borges da Silva Teleshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5405-5029Murilo Marques Almeida Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3748-5649Patrícia Yokoohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3493-8641Elaine Yanatahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7493-2976Hamilton Shojihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3701-4647Gilberto Szarfhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1941-7899Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão Funarihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-3612ABSTRACT 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100404&tlng=ptCoronavirus infectionsCoronavirusCOVID-19Multidetector computed tomography |
| spellingShingle | Marcela Emer Egypto Rosa Marina Justi Rosa de Matos Renata Silveira Olimpio de Paula Furtado Vanessa Mizubuti Brito Lucas Tadashi Wada Amaral Gabriel Laverdi Beraldo Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca Rodrigo Caruso Chate Rodrigo Bastos Duarte Passos Gustavo Borges da Silva Teles Murilo Marques Almeida Silva Patrícia Yokoo Elaine Yanata Hamilton Shoji Gilberto Szarf Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão Funari COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essay Einstein (São Paulo) Coronavirus infections Coronavirus COVID-19 Multidetector computed tomography |
| title | COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_full | COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_short | COVID-19 findings identified in chest computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_sort | covid 19 findings identified in chest computed tomography a pictorial essay |
| topic | Coronavirus infections Coronavirus COVID-19 Multidetector computed tomography |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100404&tlng=pt |
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