Incidental COVID-19 related lung apical findings on stroke CTA during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shingo KihiraJavin ScheffleinMichael ChungKeon MahmoudiBrian RigneyBradley N DelmanJ MoccoAmish DoshiPuneet BelaniPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2020)
The incidence of COVID-19 related lung findings in stroke CTA scans was 28% in all code patients who had a stroke and 37.5% in patients with a stroke confirmed by imaging. Stroke teams should closely assess the lung apices during this COVID-19 pandemic as CTA findings may be the first indicator of COVID-19 infection.