Variable computed tomography appearances of COVID-19

• Main Authors: Lim, Zhan Ye, Khoo, Hau Wei, Hui, Terrence Chi Hong, Kok, Shawn Shi Xian, Kwan, Kenneth Eng Ling, Young, Barnaby Edward, Tan, Cher Heng, Kaw, Gregory Jon Leng
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Computed Tomography; Coronavirus Disease
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145196
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is typically diagnosed by specific assays that detect viral nucleic acid from the upper respiratory tract; however, this may miss infections involving only the lower airways. Computed tomography (CT) has been described as a diagnostic modality in the COVID-19...