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CT Imaging Features of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

Michael S ChungAdam BernheimXueyan MeiNing ZhangMingqian HuangXianjun ZengJiufa CuiWenjian XuYang YangZahi A FayadAdam JacobiKunwei LiShaolin LiHong Shan
Published in: Radiology (2020)
In this retrospective case series, chest CT scans of 21 symptomatic patients from China infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) were reviewed, with emphasis on identifying and characterizing the most common findings. Typical CT findings included bilateral pulmonary parenchymal ground-glass and consolidative pulmonary opacities, sometimes with a rounded morphology and a peripheral lung distribution. Notably, lung cavitation, discrete pulmonary nodules, pleural effusions, and lymphadenopathy were absent. Follow-up imaging in a subset of patients during the study time window often demonstrated mild or moderate progression of disease, as manifested by increasing extent and density of lung opacities.
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