Abdominal CT in COVID-19 patients: incidence, indications, and findings.
Daniel T BarkmeierErica B SteinKatherine BojicicBamidele OtemuyiwaDharshan VummidiAamer ChughtaiJames H EllisPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)
A minority of COVID-19 patients present with abdominal complaints sufficient to warrant a dedicated CT of the abdomen, and most of these studies will be negative or have abdominal findings not associated with COVID-19. Appropriate lung base findings are a more consistent indication of COVID-19 infection than abdominal findings.