Open AccessThe Role of Imaging in the Management of Suspected or Known COVID-19 Pneumonia. A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Author(s) -
Leonid Roshkovan,
Neil Chatterjee,
Maya Galperin-Aizenberg,
Neil Gupta,
Rosita M. Shah,
Eduardo J. Mortani Barbosa,
Scott A. Simpson,
Tessa S. Cook,
Arun C. Nachiappan,
Friedrich D Knollmann,
Harold Litt,
Benoı̂t Desjardins,
Saurabh Kumar Jha,
Nova L. Panebianco,
Cameron Baston,
Jeffrey C. Thompson,
Sharyn I. Katz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the american thoracic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2329-6933
pISSN - 2325-6621
DOI - 10.1513/annalsats.202006-600fr
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pneumonia , radiology , ultrasound imaging , perspective (graphical) , clinical imaging , radiography , ultrasound , pathology , disease , artificial intelligence , outbreak , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an illness caused by a novel coronavirus that has rapidly escalated into a global pandemic leading to an urgent medical effort to better characterize this disease biologically, clinically, and by imaging. In this review, we present the current approach to imaging of COVID-19 pneumonia. We focus on the appropriate use of thoracic imaging modalities to guide clinical management. We also describe radiologic findings that are considered typical, atypical, and generally not compatible with COVID-19. Furthermore, we review imaging examples of COVID-19 imaging mimics, such as organizing pneumonia, eosinophilic pneumonia, and other viral infections.