Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis and COVID-19: a case-matched comparison of CT findings.
Riccardo PicassoAndrea CozziVirginia PicassoFederico ZaottiniFederico PistoiaSara PerissiCarlo MartinoliPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2023)
CT features of IRP and COVID-19 pneumonia frequently overlap, save for the extent of lung involvement and bilaterality. In the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the low specificity of the CO-RADS score for the differential diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia and IRP may prompt to reconsider the role of imaging in IRP work-up.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- computed tomography
- image quality
- dual energy
- high resolution
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- rheumatoid arthritis
- magnetic resonance
- mass spectrometry
- respiratory failure
- fluorescence imaging
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- structural basis