COVID-19 pneumonia-ultrasound, radiographic, and computed tomography findings: a comprehensive pictorial essay.

Emerg Radiol

Department of Radiology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, P.zza Principessa Clotilde, 3, 20121, Milan, Italy.

Published: June 2021

Ultrasound, chest X-ray, and computed tomography (CT) have been used with excellent results in diagnosis, first assessment, and follow-up of COVID-19 confirmed and suspected patients. Ultrasound and chest X-ray have the advantages of the wide availability and acquisition at the patient's bed; CT showed high sensitivity in COVID-19 diagnosis. Ground-glass opacities and consolidation are the main CT and X-ray features; the distribution of lung abnormalities is typically bilateral and peripheral. Less typical findings, including pleural effusion, mediastinal lymphadenopathies, the bubble air sign, and cavitation, can also be visible on chest CT. Radiologists should be aware of the advantages and limitations of the available imaging techniques and of the different pulmonary aspects of COVID-19 infection.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7847301PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-021-01905-6DOI Listing

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