Cut-off point of CT-assessed epicardial adipose tissue volume for predicting worse clinical burden of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.
Matteo MarcucciMarco FoganteCorrado TagliatiGiulio PapiriPublished in: Emergency radiology (2022)
has good sensitivity and specificity to predict a greater extent of pulmonary involvement and therefore a worse clinical outcome in patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- adipose tissue
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- pulmonary hypertension
- computed tomography
- insulin resistance
- image quality
- respiratory failure
- high fat diet
- community acquired pneumonia
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- magnetic resonance
- skeletal muscle
- acute respiratory distress syndrome