COVID-19 pneumonia: A review of typical CT findings and differential diagnosis

C Hani; N H Trieu; I Saab; S Dangeard; S Bennani; G Chassagnon; M-P Revel

doi:10.1016/j.diii.2020.03.014

COVID-19 pneumonia: A review of typical CT findings and differential diagnosis

Diagn Interv Imaging. 2020 May;101(5):263-268. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2020.03.014. Epub 2020 Apr 3.

Authors

C Hani¹, N H Trieu¹, I Saab², S Dangeard¹, S Bennani¹, G Chassagnon², M-P Revel³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France.
² Department of Radiology, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France; Université de Paris, Descartes-Paris 5, 75006 Paris, France.
³ Department of Radiology, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France; Université de Paris, Descartes-Paris 5, 75006 Paris, France. Electronic address: marie-pierre.revel@aphp.fr.

Abstract

The standard of reference for confirming COVID-19 relies on microbiological tests such as real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or sequencing. However, these tests might not be available in an emergency setting. Computed tomography (CT) can be used as an important complement for the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia in the current epidemic context. In this review, we present the typical CT features of COVID-19 pneumonia and discuss the main differential diagnosis.

Keywords: COVID-19 pneumonia; Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia; Pneumonia; Tomography; X-Ray Computed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnostic imaging
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnostic imaging
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed