How to evaluate the value of chest CT in COVID-19: case reports and literature review

Jun Fu; Pian-Pian Huang; Qing-Dong Yao; Shuang Zhang; Rui Han; Hai-Feng Liu; Yi Yang; Dong-You Zhang

doi:10.1007/s42058-020-00048-w

How to evaluate the value of chest CT in COVID-19: case reports and literature review

Chin J Acad Radiol. 2020;3(4):181-185. doi: 10.1007/s42058-020-00048-w. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Authors

Jun Fu^#¹, Pian-Pian Huang^#², Qing-Dong Yao¹, Shuang Zhang³, Rui Han¹, Hai-Feng Liu¹, Yi Yang¹, Dong-You Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Zhongshan Avenue #215, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China.
² Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Zhongshan Avenue #215, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China.
³ Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan No.1 Hospital, Zhongshan Avenue #215, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has been declared a public health emergency of international concern and a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The Chinese government has temporarily taken strong response measures and effective procedures to stop the further expansion and development of the epidemic. It is important for clinicians to screen, diagnose, and monitor COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Computed tomography; Imaging; SARS-CoV-2.