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Clin Imaging 2020 May 28;67:1-4. Epub 2020 May 28.

Icahn School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, 1 Gustave Levy Place, Box 1234, NY, New York 10029, United States of America.

As the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, some patients are presenting with abdominal symptoms without respiratory complaints. Our case series documents four patients who presented with abdominal symptoms whose abdominopelvic CT revealed incidental pulmonary parenchymal findings in the imaged lung bases and were subsequently confirmed positive for COVID-19 via laboratory testing. It remains to be seen whether these patients will eventually develop respiratory symptoms. Read More

Diagnostics (Basel) 2020 May 30;10(6). Epub 2020 May 30.

Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a pandemic resulting in over 2.7 million infected individuals and over 190,000 deaths and growing. Assertions in the literature suggest that respiratory disorders due to COVID-19 commonly present with pneumonia-like symptoms which are radiologically confirmed as opacities. Read More

J Clin Virol 2020 May 26;129:104475. Epub 2020 May 26.

Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, Three Gorges University/Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei Province, 443003, China. Electronic address:

Background: The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread worldwide, with especially severe epidemics occurring in cities across China.

Objectives: To report the epidemiological and clinical futures of the 200 patients infected with COVID-19 in Yichang, Hubei Province, China.

Study Design: 200 patients confirmed with COVID-19 in a designated hospital in Yichang from Jan 30 to Feb 8, 2020 were investigated retrospectively. Read More

Theranostics 2020 15;10(14):6113-6121. Epub 2020 May 15.

Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.

: To retrospectively analyze serial chest CT and clinical features in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for the assessment of temporal changes and to investigate how the changes differ in survivors and nonsurvivors. : The consecutive records of 93 patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted to Wuhan Union Hospital from January 10, 2020, to February 22, 2020, were retrospectively reviewed. A series of chest CT findings and clinical data were collected and analyzed. Read More

North Clin Istanb 2020 4;7(3):284-291. Epub 2020 May 4.

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.

Objective: To study the clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics of the pediatric patients infected with the new emerging 2019 coronavirus virus (SARS-CoV-2) in Hamadan and Sanandaj, west of Iran.

Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in Hamadan and Kurdistan province between March 1 to April 15, 2020. Medical records of the children diagnosed as probable or confirmed cases of COVID-19 disease were extracted and analyzed in this study. Read More

Indian J Radiol Imaging 2020 Jan-Mar;30(1):20-26. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Chemotherapy while revolutionizing cancer management by improving survival and quality of life; is also associated with several adverse effects. Lung is the most common organ affected in chemotherapy-related complications, due to either drug toxicity or more commonly due to infections caused by immunosuppression and less commonly due to immune-mediated injury. Radiology, when used in combination with clinical and lab data, can help reach the specific diagnosis or narrow down the differentials. Read More

J Infect Chemother 2020 May 21. Epub 2020 May 21.

Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyoto City Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

Here, we describe two mild SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia cases. One was imported from Wuhan, and the other was locally transmitted in Japan without recent travel to China. In both cases, lower respiratory tract symptoms were observed first, and high fever progressed in about one week. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2020 May 27;13(5). Epub 2020 May 27.

Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

COVID-19 is a novel viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 virus, first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. COVID-19 has spread rapidly and is now considered a global pandemic. We present a case of a patient with minimal respiratory symptoms but prominent bilateral groundglass opacities in a 'crazy paving' pattern on chest CT imaging and a negative initial infectious workup. Read More

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2020 05 5;140(8). Epub 2020 May 5.

Jpn J Radiol 2020 May 26. Epub 2020 May 26.

Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine, Medical College of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China.

Purpose: To summarize the chest CT imaging and clinical features of the initial COVID-19 patients and provide a clinical diagnostic method that is more effective and can be performed earlier.

Methods: This retrospective study investigated the clinical, laboratory and imaging information of 25 patients in the Luoyang area. There were 15 (60%) male and 10 (40%) female patients ranging from 24 to 88 years old (52 ± 19. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2020 May 25;13(5). Epub 2020 May 25.

Department of Medicine, St Francis Medical Center, Trenton, New Jersey, USA.

Orv Hetil 2020 06;161(23):971-976

Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Orvosi Képalkotó Klinika, Nukleáris Medicina Tanszék,Semmelweis Egyetem Budapest, Korányi Sándor u. 2., 1083.

The scientific literature of coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly expanding. There is a growing evidence on the discrepancy between clinical symptoms and radiologic findings in many patients. This case report gives details about a patient with only mild symptoms but relatively severe radiological findings. Read More

AJR Am J Roentgenol 2020 May 26:1-7. Epub 2020 May 26.

Department of Radiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.

The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and chest CT findings in patients with influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia. Thirty patients with diagnosed influenza A (H1N1) virus infection (group A) and 30 patients with diagnosed COVID-19 (group B) were retrospectively enrolled in the present study. The clinical characteristics and chest CT findings of the two groups were compared. Read More

Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2020 May - Jun;39(3):138-139

Presidente SEMNIM. Electronic address:

Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2020 May;43(5):431-436

Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.

To analyze the clinical characteristics of 34 COVID-19 cases and to provide the basis for the prevention and control of the epidemic disease. Thirty-four COVID-19 patients diagnosed with RT-PCR in the isolation ward of the Fourth People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui autonomous region (infectious diseases hospital) from the January 22 to February 4, 2020 were selected as the research subjects. The clinical data were collected. Read More

Dan Med J 2020 May 15;67(6). Epub 2020 May 15.

Introduction: The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 occurred in Denmark on 27 February 2020. On 10 March, the first case of COVID-19 pneumonia was admitted to Hvidovre Hospital.

Methods: Retrospective case review of individuals 18 years or older who were admitted consecutively to Hvidovre Hospital from 10 March through 23 April 2020. Read More

Respir Res 2020 May 24;21(1):125. Epub 2020 May 24.

Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Avenue No.1277, Wuhan, 430022, China.

Background: A cluster of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia were discharged from hospitals in Wuhan, China. We aimed to determine the cumulative percentage of complete radiological resolution at each time point, to explore the relevant affecting factors, and to describe the chest CT findings at different time points after hospital discharge.

Methods: Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia confirmed by RT-PCR who were discharged consecutively from the hospital between 5 February 2020 and 10 March 2020 and who underwent serial chest CT scans on schedule were enrolled. Read More

BMC Med Imaging 2020 05 24;20(1):56. Epub 2020 May 24.

Department of Radiology, China Resources & WISCO General Hospital, Wuhan, 430080, China.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by the new coronavirus. Previous studies have shown that the chest CT examination plays an important role in the diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19. However, some patients with COVID-19 had low white blood cell counts and reduced lymphocyte ratios. Read More

Eur Respir J 2020 May 22. Epub 2020 May 22.

Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread globally, and medical resources become insufficient in many regions. Fast diagnosis of COVID-19, and finding high-risk patients with worse prognosis for early prevention and medical resources optimisation is important. Here, we proposed a fully automatic deep learning system for COVID-19 diagnostic and prognostic analysis by routinely used computed tomography. Read More

Medicina (Kaunas) 2020 May 20;56(5). Epub 2020 May 20.

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, Messina University, 1-98100 Messina, Italy.

During the COVID-19 emergency, the medical operating protocols have been largely modified for reducing any type of contamination risk, for working in a safe way and for making the patient feel in a safe environment. Telemedicine, smart phones and apps could represent important devices for the community, in order to prevent virus trasmission and to perform quick diagnosis and management at medical offices. This manuscript could be useful for clinicians with regard to the current state of the effectiveness of the telephone triage in this COVID-19 epidemic period. Read More

J Med Virol 2020 May 22. Epub 2020 May 22.

Department of Medicine and Respiratory, First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yi Chang Central People's Hospital, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Three Gorges University.

The use of corticosteroids has been controversial in viral pneumonia. In most cases, application of methylprednisolone in severe and critical viral pneumonia patients can quickly alleviate the symptoms of dyspnea and prevent disease progression. However, some scholars have confirmed that corticosteroids delayed the body's clearance of the virus. Read More

Virulence 2020 12;11(1):482-485

Infectious Diseases Department, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Since its outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province China, 2019-coronavirus infected disease (COVID-19) had been widely spread all over the world, the control of which calls for a better understanding of its epidemiology and clinical characteristics. We included 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University from 23 January 2020 to 11 February 2020, which were retrospectively analyzed for epidemiological, demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiological features. All the patients were confirmed by nucleic acid detection, the average age of whom was 45. Read More

Arch Acad Emerg Med 2020 18;8(1):e55. Epub 2020 Apr 18.

Department of Radiology, Shohada-E-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) imaging has quickly found its place as a beneficial tool in the detection of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To date, only a few studies have reported the distribution of lung lesions by segment. This study aimed to evaluate the lobar and segmental distribution of COVID-19 pneumonia based on patients' chest CT scan. Read More

J Immunother Cancer 2020 05;8(1)

Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

COVID-19 infections are characterized by inflammation of the lungs and other organs that ranges from mild and asymptomatic to fulminant and fatal. Patients who are immunocompromised and those with cardiopulmonary comorbidities appear to be particularly afflicted by this illness. During pandemic conditions, many aspects of cancer care have been impacted. Read More

J Immunother Cancer 2020 05;8(1)

Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC, USA.

Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can produce specific immune-related adverse events including pneumonitis. The impact of ICI therapy on the severity of acute coronavirus infection symptomatology warrants further exploration.

Case Presentation: We report a 65-year-old man diagnosed with stage IV melanoma who developed pulmonary and brain metastases and was treated with bilateral craniotomies followed by combined nivolumab and ipilimumab immunotherapy. Read More

Cas Lek Cesk 2020 ;159(2):55-66

By the end of 2019 the first cases of severe pneumonia of unknown origin were reported in Wuhan, China. The causative agent was identified as a novel b-coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the disease was named COVID-19. Since the beginning of 2020, the infection has spread worldwide, which led the WHO to declare COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern and to characterize the current situation as a pandemic. Read More

Cardiovasc Pathol 2020 May 7;48:107233. Epub 2020 May 7.

Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, Texas, USA; Center for Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation, McGovern Medical School and Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

This paper collates the pathological findings from initial published autopsy reports on 23 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from 5 centers in the United States of America, including 3 cases from Houston, Texas. Findings confirm that COVID-19 is a systemic disease with major involvement of the lungs and heart. Acute COVID-19 pneumonia has features of a distinctive acute interstitial pneumonia with a diffuse alveolar damage component, coupled with microvascular involvement with intra- and extravascular fibrin deposition and intravascular trapping of neutrophils, and, frequently, with formation of microthombi in arterioles. Read More

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2020 May 19;90(2). Epub 2020 May 19.

Division of Cardiology, Hospital Umberto I, Nocera Inferiore (SA); Division of Cardiology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples.

SARS-CoV-2 infection, responsible for COVID-19, can determine cardiac events, which require a quick diagnosis and management, and should not be overlooked due to the presence of COVID-19 infection. In some cases, cardiovascular symptoms can also be the first and only manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In patients with COVID-19, the full cardiovascular disease diagnostic algorithm can be hindered by logistic restrain mainly derived from the difficulty of transporting patients in critical conditions to Radiology or Hemodynamics wards. Read More

J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2020 May 16;21(5):388-393. Epub 2020 Mar 16.

Department of Emergency Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.

Since the global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, China has gradually built a robust prevention and control system for sudden infectious diseases. All large hospitals have a fever clinic that isolates patients with all kinds of acute communicable diseases as the first line of medical defense. The emergency department, as the second line of medical defense in hospitals, is constantly shouldering the heavy responsibility of screening communicable diseases while also treating all kinds of other non-communicable acute and critical diseases (Zhang et al. Read More

Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2020 May 19:1-3. Epub 2020 May 19.

Department of Radiology, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.

Radiology departments have been directly involved from the beginning of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emergency to provide imaging lung assessment of suspected and positive patients while ensuring the execution of other routine and emergency examinations for non-COVID-19 patients. To limit the risk of the infection spread, radiology departments should be reconfigured. We propose the example of the reorganization of the Radiology Department of our hospital, in the center of Milan, in Northern Italy, which consisted of the creation of 2 completely distinct pathways and distinct radiological machines for COVID-19 positive or suspected positive and for non-COVID-19 patients. Read More

BMC Pediatr 2020 05 18;20(1):227. Epub 2020 May 18.

Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and molecular imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, PR China.

Background: Recently, the World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. So far, however, limited data are available for children. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the clinical and chest CT imaging characteristics of COVID-19 in preschool children. Read More

Int J Surg 2020 May 15;79:143-153. Epub 2020 May 15.

Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.

Since December 2019, more than 3 million cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and about 200,000 deaths have been reported worldwide. The outbreak of this novel disease has become a global health emergency and continues to rapidly spread around the world. Based on the clinical data, approved cases are divided into four classes including mild, moderate, severe, and critical. Read More

Respir Med 2020 06 6;167:105951. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

Department of Respiratory Disease and Intensive Care, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China. Electronic address:

Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) often have clinical characteristics, such as chest tightness and dyspnea. Continuous, unresolved dyspnea often indicates the progression of lung lesions. The mechanism that underlies the chest distress and dyspnea in patients with COVID-19 is still unclear. Read More

Emerg Med Pract 2020 05 1;22(5):e1-e2. Epub 2020 May 1.

EMS Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

Acta Biomed 2020 May 11;91(2):169-171. Epub 2020 May 11.

Division of Radiology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory disease that ranges from an asymptomatic or mild flu-like illness to severe pneumonia, multiorgan failure, and death. Imaging might play an important role in clinical decision making by supporting rapid triage of patients with suspected COVID-19 and assessing supervening complications, such as super-added bacterial infection and thrombosis. Further studies will clarify the real impact of imaging on COVID-19 patients' management and the potential role of radiology in future outbreaks. Read More

Acta Biomed 2020 May 11;91(2):97-105. Epub 2020 May 11.

Surgery Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.

Since February 21st, 2020 CoVID-19 spread throughout all Italy expanding like a "tsunami" from Codogno (Lodi, Lombardy, Northern Italy) to neighboring cities. In a few days Lodi, Piacenza, Milano, Brescia and Bergamo were forced to deal with this disaster starting the lockdown at different time. No national plan had been prepared. Read More

J Korean Med Sci 2020 May 18;35(19):e189. Epub 2020 May 18.

Department of Emergency Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

Background: When an emergency-care patient is diagnosed with an emerging infectious disease, hospitals in Korea may temporarily close their emergency departments (EDs) to prevent nosocomial transmission. Since February 2020, multiple, consecutive ED closures have occurred due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in Daegu. However, sudden ED closures are in contravention of laws for the provision of emergency medical care that enable the public to avail prompt, appropriate, and 24-hour emergency medical care. Read More

Pulmonology 2020 May 14. Epub 2020 May 14.

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Korean J Radiol 2020 06;21(6):746-755

Department of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Objective: To identify predictors of pulmonary fibrosis development by combining follow-up thin-section CT findings and clinical features in patients discharged after treatment for COVID-19.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study involved 32 confirmed COVID-19 patients who were divided into two groups according to the evidence of fibrosis on their latest follow-up CT imaging. Clinical data and CT imaging features of all the patients in different stages were collected and analyzed for comparison. Read More

Korean J Radiol 2020 06;21(6):736-745

Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.

Objective: To identify the initial chest computed tomography (CT) findings and clinical characteristics associated with the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia.

Materials And Methods: Baseline CT scans and clinical and laboratory data of 72 patients admitted with COVID-19 pneumonia (39 men, 46.2 ± 15. Read More

Nucl Med Commun 2020 06;41(6):598-599

Nuclear Medicine - Radiopharmacology Department, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Champalimaud Foundation.

Nucl Med Commun 2020 06;41(6):597-598

Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital.

J Thorac Imaging 2020 May 12. Epub 2020 May 12.

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a serious public health concern, with an exponentially growing number of patients worldwide. Computed tomography (CT) has been suggested as a highly sensitive modality for the diagnosis of pulmonary involvement in the early stages of COVID-19. The typical features of COVID-19 in chest CT include bilateral, peripheral, and multifocal ground-glass opacities with or without superimposed consolidations. Read More

Can Fam Physician 2020 05;66(5):332-334

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is affecting millions of people worldwide. It seems that it affects mostly adults older than 40 years of age, and the death rate is highest for older individuals in the population. What should I tell parents worried about their children contracting the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causing COVID-19, and what symptoms should I look for to determine if there is a need to test for the virus? The COVID-19 global pandemic affects all ages. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2020 May 13;13(5). Epub 2020 May 13.

Department of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

COVID-19 is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which first arose in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since been declared a pandemic. The clinical sequelae vary from mild, self-limiting upper respiratory infection symptoms to severe respiratory distress, acute cardiopulmonary arrest and death. Otolaryngologists around the globe have reported a significant number of mild or otherwise asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 presenting with olfactory dysfunction. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 05 11;17(9). Epub 2020 May 11.

Postgraduate School of Oral Surgery, Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.

The COVID-19 outbreak has raised concerns about infection control all over the world. Among health workers, dentists are particularly exposed to the COVID-19 infection risk. The aim of this paper is to present a workflow to manage dental procedures already in use at the Dental Unit of the University Hospital of Messina. Read More

Med Hypotheses 2020 Apr 27;142:109783. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Vitos Klinikum Hochtaunus, Friedrichsdorf, Germany; Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Abt. Allgemeine Psychologie II, Germany.

Covid-19 is a new coronavirus disease first described in December 2019. This respiratory illness is severe and potentially fatal. Severe cases make up to 15%, lethality ranges between 1. Read More

N Engl J Med 2020 May 13;382(22):2147-2156. Epub 2020 May 13.

From the Departments of Medicine (M.E.S., M.V.B., E.P.R.) and Radiology (J.-A.O.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (M.E.S., M.V.B., E.P.R.) and Radiology (J.-A.O.S.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston; and the Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons - both in New York (J.S.S.).

J Med Internet Res 2020 05 17;22(5):e19087. Epub 2020 May 17.

Department of Geriatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Background: In December 2019, pneumonia cases of unknown origin were reported in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. Identified as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the number of cases grew rapidly by human-to-human transmission in Wuhan. Social media, especially Sina Weibo (a major Chinese microblogging social media site), has become an important platform for the public to obtain information and seek help. Read More

Eur Radiol 2020 May 12. Epub 2020 May 12.

Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing, 404100, China.

Objectives: To investigate the clinical and chest CT characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia and explore the radiological differences between COVID-19 and influenza.

Materials And Methods: A total of 122 patients (61 men and 61 women, 48 ± 15 years) confirmed with COVID-19 and 48 patients (23 men and 25 women, 47 ± 19 years) confirmed with influenza were enrolled in the study. Thin-section CT was performed. Read More