12 July 2020>: Review Articles
The Role of Imaging Techniques in Management of COVID-19 in China: From Diagnosis to Monitoring and Follow-Up
Zhen-zhen Jiang 1ABE* , Cong He 2BDE* , De-qing Wang 3BCD , Hua-liang Shen 1BF , Jia-li Sun 1BDF , Wan-ni Gan 1D , Jia-ying Lu 1DF , Xia-tian Liu 1ADE*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924582
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924582
Table 1 CT findings of COVID-19 pneumonia and other viral pneumonia.
Cause of pneumonia | GGOs | Consolidation | Nodules/micronodules, and TBOs | Interlobular septal thickening | Bronchial and/or bronchiolar wall thickening |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coronavirus (COVID-19 e.g.) | ++++ | + | +++ | ||
Influenza | ++++ | ++ | +++ | ||
Parainfluenza | +++ | ++ | +++ | ||
RSV | +++ | + | +++ | +++ | |
HMPV | +++ | + | +++ | ||
Measles | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ |
Hantavirus | +++ | ++ | +++ | ||
Adenovirus | ++ | ++++ | +++ | ||
HSV | +++ | ++ | |||
Varicella | ++ | +++ | |||
Relative frequency of the features from lowest level (+) to highest level (++++). (Data adapted from Ref. []). GGOs – ground-glass opacities; TBOs – tree-in-bud opacities; RSV – respiratory syncytial virus; HMPV – human metapneumovirus; HSV – herpes simplex virus. |