COVID 19, All a Radiologist Needs to Know: A Narrative Review

Author(s):

Farzaneh Shobeirian*   Pages 84 - 92 ( 9 )

Abstract:

Background: Coronaviruses are non-segmented enveloped positive-sense single-strand RNA viruses, and COVID-19 is the seventh known coronavirus, infecting humans.

Objective: As the COVID-19 continued to spread the world wildly, every radiologist or clinician needs to be familiar with its imaging findings.

Methods: In this study, we reviewed available studies to provide a comprehensive statement on COVID-19 imaging findings.

Results: Ground-glass opacities, linear opacities, interlobular septal thickening, consolidation, and Crazy-paving patterns are the most frequent findings in computed tomography (CT) of lungs in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, which are mostly bilateral, multifocal, and peripheral. Staff needs to follow some rules to reduce infection transmission.

Conclusion: COVID-19 pneumonia is a new global concern that has many unknown features. In this article, the radiologic characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia are discussed. We also discussed appropriate protective measures that the radiology team should be aware of.

Keywords:

COVID-19, lung, radiography, virus, X-ray, computed tomography.

Affiliation:

Radiology Department, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht

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