Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)was first discovered after unusual cases of severe pneumonia emerged by the end of 2019 in Wuhan(China)and was declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organizati...Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)was first discovered after unusual cases of severe pneumonia emerged by the end of 2019 in Wuhan(China)and was declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization in January 2020.The new pathogen responsible for the infection,genetically similar to the beta-coronavirus family,is known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2),and the current gold standard diagnostic tool for its detection in respiratory samples is the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test.Imaging findings on COVID-19 have been widely described in studies published throughout last year,2020.In general,ground-glass opacities and consolidations,with a bilateral and peripheral distribution,are the most typical patterns found in COVID-19 pneumonia.Even though much of the literature focuses on chest computed tomography(CT)and X-ray imaging and their findings,other imaging modalities have also been useful in the assessment of COVID-19 patients.Lung ultrasonography is an emerging technique with a high sensitivity,and thus useful in the initial evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 infection.In addition,combined positron emission tomography-CT enables the identification of affected areas and follow-up treatment responses.This review intends to clarify the role of the imaging modalities available and identify the most common radiological manifestations of COVID-19.展开更多
文摘Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)was first discovered after unusual cases of severe pneumonia emerged by the end of 2019 in Wuhan(China)and was declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization in January 2020.The new pathogen responsible for the infection,genetically similar to the beta-coronavirus family,is known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2),and the current gold standard diagnostic tool for its detection in respiratory samples is the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test.Imaging findings on COVID-19 have been widely described in studies published throughout last year,2020.In general,ground-glass opacities and consolidations,with a bilateral and peripheral distribution,are the most typical patterns found in COVID-19 pneumonia.Even though much of the literature focuses on chest computed tomography(CT)and X-ray imaging and their findings,other imaging modalities have also been useful in the assessment of COVID-19 patients.Lung ultrasonography is an emerging technique with a high sensitivity,and thus useful in the initial evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 infection.In addition,combined positron emission tomography-CT enables the identification of affected areas and follow-up treatment responses.This review intends to clarify the role of the imaging modalities available and identify the most common radiological manifestations of COVID-19.
