Thoracic tomographic manifestations in symptomatic respiratory patients with COVID-19

• Autor(a) principal: Farias,Lucas de Pádua Gomes de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Strabelli,Daniel Giunchetti, Fonseca,Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes, Loureiro,Bruna Melo Coelho, Nomura,Cesar Higa, Sawamura,Márcio Valente Yamada
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Radiologia Brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842020000400255
• topic: Coronavirus; COVID-19; Multislice computed tomography

Abstract China was the epicenter for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which quickly spread to other Asian countries and later to Western countries; subsequently, COVID-19 was categorized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Diagnosis primarily depends on viral detection in respiratory samples; however, available kits are limited, lack high sensitivity, and have a long turnaround time for providing results. In this scenario, computed tomography has emerged as an efficient and available high-sensitivity method, allowing radiologists to readily recognize findings related to COVID-19. The objective of this article is to demonstrate the main tomographic findings in symptomatic respiratory patients with COVID-19 to assist medical professionals during this critical moment.