Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia: Early Stage Chest CT Imaging Features and Clinical Relevance
25 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2020
Chenying Lu
Zhejiang University - Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research
Weibin Yang
Zhejiang University - Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research
Abstract
Background: Early diagnostic of COVID-19 pneumonia remains a dilemma. We aimed to investigate the importance of early stage chest CT imaging features in the early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia.
Methods: This retrospective investigation included 91 patients (49 males and 42 females, aged 18-87 years) confirmed with COVID-19 infection and presented as early stage CT images between January 21, 2020 to February 10, 2020. The early stage CT imaging features were evaluated.