Differential diagnoses of COVID-19 pneumonia: the current challenge for the radiologist-a pictorial essay.

Alessia GuarneraPierfrancesco PoddaElena SantiniPasquale PaolantonioAndrea Laghi

Published in: Insights into imaging (2021)

Clinical data, laboratory tests and imaging are pillars of a trident, which allows to reach a correct diagnosis in order to grant an excellent allocation of human and economical resources. The radiologist has a pivotal role in the early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia because he may raise suspicion of the pathology and help to avoid COVID-19 virus spread.

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