Diagnostic Imaging in Newborns, Children and Adolescents Infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Is There a Realistic Alternative to Lung High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) and Chest X-Rays? A Systematic Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Chest computed tomography has been frequently used to evaluate patients with potential coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. However, this may be particularly risky for pediatric patients owing to high doses of ionizing radiation. We sought to evaluate COVID-19 imaging options in pediatric patients based on the published literature. We performed an exhaustive literature review focusing on COVID-19 imaging in pediatric patients. We used the search terms "COVID-19," "SARS-CoV2," "coronavirus," "2019-nCoV," "Wuhan virus," "lung ultrasound (LUS)," "sonography," "lung HRCT," "children," "childhood" and "newborn" to query the online databases PubMed, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), Embase, LitCovid, the World Health Organization COVID-19 database and Medline Bireme. Articles meeting th

SUBMITTER: Caroselli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302856 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature