Lethal COVID-19: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of the Lungs.

Maurice Henkel Thomas WeikertKatharina MarstonNathalie Schwab Gregor Sommer Jasmin Dionne Haslbauer Fabian C Franzeck Constantin Anastasopoulos Bram Stieltjes Anne Michel Jens Bremerich Thomas Menter Kirsten D Mertz Alexandar TzankovAlexander W Sauter

Published in: Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging (2020)

A significant proportion of GGO correlated with the pathologic processes of diffuse alveolar damage, capillary dilatation and congestion, and microthrombosis. Our results confirm the presence and underline the importance of vascular alterations as key pathophysiologic drivers in lethal COVID-19.Supplemental material is available for this article.© RSNA, 2020.

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