Quantitative chest CT analysis in COVID-19 to predict the need for oxygenation support and intubation.
Ezio LanzaRiccardo MugliaIsabella BolengoOrazio Giuseppe SantonocitoCostanza LisiGiovanni AngelottiPierandrea MorandiniVictor SavevskiLetterio Salvatore PolitiLuca BalzariniPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• Quantitative computer-aided analysis of chest CT (QCT) provides new metrics of COVID-19. • The compromised lung volume measured in the - 500, 100 HU interval predicts oxygenation support and intubation and is a risk factor for in-hospital death. • Compromised lung values in the 6-23% range prompt oxygenation therapy; values above 23% increase the need for intubation.
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