Actual Chest X-rays (CT Scans) of a COVID-19 Infected Patient (Pics Inside)

Thought I'd post these for anyone who might be interested.


Chest Imaging Appearance of COVID-19 Infection

Case Series

1. Weifang Kong, MD
Radiology Department of Sichuan Academy of Medical Science, Sichuan Provincial People’s
Hospital, Chengdu, China

2. Prachi P. Agarwal, MBBS, MD, MS
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Corresponding author: Prachi P. Agarwal

Professor of Radiology
Division Director of Cardiothoracic Radiology
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System
1500 E Medical Center Dr, CVC 5383, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

e-mail: [email protected]



Introduction:

"The outbreak of COVID-19 was first reported from Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and has quickly spread to other regions in China, as well as other countries in the last few weeks. The estimates continue to be updated, and on Feb 4, 2020, the number of confirmed cases reached 20,630 globally in 24 countries, most of which occurring in China (20,471 cases). The clinical severity ranges from asymptomatic individuals to death. So far, 425 deaths have been reported in China and 1 death in the Philippines. In the United States, there are confirmed cases in 5 states (CA, WA, AZ, IL, MA), and as many as 36 states have people under investigation.

While literature on clinical presentation and modes of transmission have started to emerge, there is a paucity of reports describing radiological appearance of this entity. As the disease has evolved into a global concern, it becomes important for radiologists to be familiar with the imaging appearance and have a basic understanding about the clinical course and current magnitude of the COVID-19 infection.

We present a series of 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection from China." MORE - [link to pubs.rsna.org (secure)]























Original Soure Here - [link to pubs.rsna.org (secure)]

Cheers - J

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