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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Ultrasound
. 2021 Feb 15;1-13.
doi: 10.1007/s40477-021-00559-x. Online ahead of print.
Diagnostic imaging in COVID-19 pneumonia: a literature review
Sarah Campagnano[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Flavia Angelini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Giovanni Battista Fonsi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Simone Novelli[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Francesco Maria Drudi[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
In December 2019 in Wuhan (China), a bat-origin coronavirus (2019-nCoV), also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified, and the World Health Organization named the related disease COVID-19. Its most severe manifestations are pneumonia, systemic and pulmonary thromboembolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and respiratory failure. A swab test is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of COVID-19 despite the high number of false negatives. Radiologists play a crucial role in the rapid identification and early diagnosis of pulmonary involvement. Lung ultrasound (LUS) and computed tomography (CT) have a high sensitivity in detecting pulmonary interstitial involvement. LUS is a low-cost and radiation-free method, which allows a bedside approach and needs disinfection of only a small contact area, so it could be particularly useful during triage and in intensive care units (ICUs). High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is particularly useful in evaluating disease progression or resolution, being able to identify even the smallest changes.
Keywords: COVID-19; CT; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; US; Ultrasound.
. 2021 Feb 15;1-13.
doi: 10.1007/s40477-021-00559-x. Online ahead of print.
Diagnostic imaging in COVID-19 pneumonia: a literature review
Sarah Campagnano[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Flavia Angelini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Giovanni Battista Fonsi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Simone Novelli[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Francesco Maria Drudi[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33590456
- PMCID: PMC7884066
- DOI: 10.1007/s40477-021-00559-x
Abstract
In December 2019 in Wuhan (China), a bat-origin coronavirus (2019-nCoV), also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified, and the World Health Organization named the related disease COVID-19. Its most severe manifestations are pneumonia, systemic and pulmonary thromboembolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and respiratory failure. A swab test is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of COVID-19 despite the high number of false negatives. Radiologists play a crucial role in the rapid identification and early diagnosis of pulmonary involvement. Lung ultrasound (LUS) and computed tomography (CT) have a high sensitivity in detecting pulmonary interstitial involvement. LUS is a low-cost and radiation-free method, which allows a bedside approach and needs disinfection of only a small contact area, so it could be particularly useful during triage and in intensive care units (ICUs). High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is particularly useful in evaluating disease progression or resolution, being able to identify even the smallest changes.
Keywords: COVID-19; CT; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; US; Ultrasound.