Chest ct-scan finding of asymptomatic covid-19 pneumonia: a prospective 542 patients single center study

Since asymptomatic infections as “covert transmitter”, and some patients can progress rapidly in the short term, it is essential to pay attention to the diagnosis and surveillance of asymptomatic patients with SARS-COV2 infection. CT scan has great value in screening and detecting patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, especially in the highly suspected or probable asymptomatic cases with negative RT-PCR for SARS-COV2. This study aimed to detect incidentally COVID-19 pneumonia on medical imaging for patients consulting for other reasons..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

The Pan African Medical Journal - 36(2020), 257 Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Sprache:

Englisch ; Französisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Asma Achour [VerfasserIn]
Oussema Dkhil [VerfasserIn]
Jamel Saad [VerfasserIn]
Mabrouk Abdelali [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed Zrig [VerfasserIn]
Badii Hmida [VerfasserIn]
Mondher Golli [VerfasserIn]
Mezri Maatouk [VerfasserIn]
Walid Mnari [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asymptomatic
Computed tomography
Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19)
Ground glass opacity
Medicine
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Sars-cov-2

doi:

10.11604/pamj.2020.36.257.23632

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ018142494