Clinical Features and Computed Tomographic Manifestations of Patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia: A Single Center Study in Shanghai, China
22 Pages Posted: 11 Feb 2020
Wenjie Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Department of Radiology
Zenghui Cheng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Department of Radiology
Abstract
Background: To study the clinical features and CT manifestations of patients with confirmed 2019-nCoV pneumonia and compare between patients with and without 2019-nCoV infection among all the suspects during the pandemic period.
Methods: The patients were enrolled from Jan 20 to Feb 1, 2020, at the fever observation department. All the patients with suspected 2019-nCoV infection were tested by RT-PCR. All the clinical data, laboratory results, imaging findings on CT was retrospectively reviewed.