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Front Med (Lausanne) High Resolution CT Imaging Dynamic Follow-Up Study of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia

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Front Med (Lausanne)


. 2020 May 4;7:168.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00168. eCollection 2020.
High Resolution CT Imaging Dynamic Follow-Up Study of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia


Xuefang Lu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wei Gong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhoufeng Peng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Feifei Zeng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fang Liu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics and dynamic follow-up changes of high resolution CT (HRCT) in 270 patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Methods: Two hundred seventy COVID-19 pneumonia patients were retrospectively analyzed, including 146 males and 124 females, with median age of 51 (9,89). The clinical features, laboratory examination indexes and HRCT evolution findings of 270 COVID-19 pneumonia patients were analyzed. Results: 264 cases (95.74%) were positive at the first time nucleic acid test, 6 cases (2.22%) were negative, after multiple inspections, 270 cases (100%) were positive. According to the number of lung segments involved in the lesion, the lesions range from <30% of the lung area (Common type), 30-50% (Severe type), and> 50% (Critical type). At the first CT exam, 136 cases (50.37%) of the common type, 89 cases (32.96%) of the severe type and 45 cases (16.67%) of the critical type. At the second CT exam, 84 cases (31.11%) of the common type, 103 cases (38.15%) of the severe type and 83 cases (30.74%) of the critical type. In the third CT exam, there were 151 cases (55.93%) of the common type, 86 cases (31.85%) of the severe type and 33 cases (12.22%) of the critical type. The differences in image typing were statistically significant (P < 0.05). During this study, a total of 173 patients (64.08%) were recovered after treatment. Conclusion: In some epidemiological backgrounds, CT imaging manifestations and evolutionary characteristics are of great significance for early warning of lung injury, assessment of disease severity, and assistance in clinical typing and post-treatment follow-up.

Keywords: COVID-19; CT imaging; X-ray computed; pneumonia; tomography.
 
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