Role of Renal Parenchyma Attenuation and Perirenal Fat Stranding in Chest CT of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.
Elisa RussoAlberto Stefano TagliaficoLorenzo DerchiBianca BignottiSimona TostoCarlo MartinoliAlessio SignoriFrancesca BrigatiFrancesca ViazziPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
Detection of low RPA values and of PFS in COVID-19 patients independently predicts, respectively, the occurrence of AKI and an increased risk for mortality. Therefore, opportunistic kidney assessment during chest CT could help physicians in defining diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
Keyphrases
- image quality
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- primary care
- acute kidney injury
- sars cov
- positron emission tomography
- risk assessment
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular events
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- magnetic resonance
- label free
- real time pcr
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- pet ct
- clinical evaluation