Comparison of chest CT findings between COVID-19 pneumonia and other types of viral pneumonia: a two-center retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the pulmonary chest CT findings of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia with those with other types of viral pneumonia.

Methods

This retrospective review includes 154 patients with RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia diagnosed between February 11 and 20, 2020, and 100 patients with other types of viral pneumonia diagnosed between April 2011 and December 2020 from two hospitals. High-resolution CT (HRCT) of the chest was performed. Data on location, distribution, attenuation, maximum lesion range, lobe involvement, number of lesions, air bronchogram signs, Hilar and mediastinal lymph node enlargement, and pleural effusion were collected. Associations between imaging characteristics and COVID-19 pneumonia were analyzed with univariate and multivariate logisti

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7214022 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature