Thoracic imaging of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children: a series of 91 cases.
Pablo Caro-DomínguezSusan Cheng ShelmerdineSeema TosoAurelio SecinaroPaolo TomaMaria Beatrice DamasioMaría NavallasLucia Riaza-MartinDavid Gomez-PastranaMaryam Ghadimi MahaniSarah M DesokyCarlos F Ugas CharcapeJudith Almanza-ArandaMaria Elena UcarJovan LovrenskiSureyya Burcu GorkemEfthymia AlexopoulouPierluigi CietJoost van SchuppenHubert Ducou le PointeHyun Woo GooChristian J KellenbergerMaria RaissakiCatherine M OwensFranz Wolfgang HirschRick R van Rijnnull nullPublished in: Pediatric radiology (2020)
It seems unnecessary to perform chest imaging in children to diagnose COVID-19. Chest radiography can be used in symptomatic children to assess airway infection or pneumonia. CT should be reserved for when there is clinical concern to assess for possible complications, especially in children with coexisting medical conditions.