Incidental cardiovascular findings on chest CT scans requested for suspected COVID-19.
Jose Maciel Caldas Dos ReisGlauco Dos Santos MeloMurilo Vasconcelos de OliveiraMariana Morgado FernandezTereza Maria Meireles Fernandes da SilvaHugo Luis da Silva FerreiraMariseth Carvalho de AndradePublished in: Jornal vascular brasileiro (2022)
Incidental cardiovascular findings occurred in about half of the chest CT scans of patients with suspected COVID-19, especially aortic calcifications, cardiomegaly, and coronary calcification.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- coronavirus disease
- contrast enhanced
- sars cov
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- coronary artery
- coronary artery disease
- magnetic resonance
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary artery
- aortic valve
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- pulmonary embolism
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- pet ct