High-resolution computed tomography features of 17 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 in Sichuan province, China

Simin Zhang; Huaqiao Li; Songtao Huang; Wei You; Huaiqiang Sun

doi:10.1183/13993003.00334-2020

High-resolution computed tomography features of 17 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 in Sichuan province, China

Eur Respir J. 2020 Apr 30;55(4):2000334. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00334-2020. Print 2020 Apr.

Authors

Simin Zhang^{1

2}, Huaqiao Li^{3

2}, Songtao Huang³, Wei You⁴, Huaiqiang Sun⁵

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
² These authors contributed equally to this study.
³ Dept of Radiology, West China - Guang'an Hospital of Sichuan University, Guang'an, China.
⁴ Dept of Infectious Diseases, West China - Guang'an Hospital of Sichuan University, Guang'an, China.
⁵ Dept of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China [email protected].

Abstract

Bilateral ground-glass opacities and a combination of consolidation and ground-glass opacities mainly in the subpleural lung regions is a noteworthy HRCT feature of coronavirus disease 2019, which may help in the early diagnosis of the disease http://bit.ly/2IgXcel

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
China
Coronavirus Infections
Coronavirus*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Tomography