Authors
Scott Simpson, Fernando U Kay, Suhny Abbara, Sanjeev Bhalla, Jonathan H Chung, Michael Chung, Travis S Henry, Jeffrey P Kanne, Seth Kligerman, Jane P Ko, Harold Litt
Publication date
2020/3/25
Journal
Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
e200152
Publisher
Radiological Society of North America
Description
Routine screening CT for the identification of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pneumonia is currently not recommended by most radiology societies. However, the number of CT examinations performed in persons under investigation for COVID-19 has increased. We also anticipate that some patients will have incidentally detected findings that could be attributable to COVID-19 pneumonia, requiring radiologists to decide whether or not to mention COVID-19 specifically as a differential diagnostic possibility. We aim to provide guidance to radiologists in reporting CT findings potentially attributable to COVID-19 pneumonia, including standardized language to reduce reporting variability when addressing the possibility of COVID-19. When typical or indeterminate features of COVID-19 pneumonia are …
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