• Marie-Pierre Revel, Anagha P Parkar, Helmut Prosch, Mario Silva, Nicola Sverzellati, Fergus Gleeson, Adrian Brady, and European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI).
• Department of Radiology, Cochin Hospital, Université de Paris, 75006, Paris, France. marie-pierre.revel@aphp.fr.
• Eur Radiol. 2020 Sep 1; 30 (9): 4903-4909.

AbstractThis document from the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI) aims to present the main imaging features, and the role of CT scan in the early diagnosis of COVID-19, describing, in particular, the typical findings which make it possible to identify the disease and distinguish it from bacterial causes of infection, and to define which category of patients may benefit from CT imaging. The precautions that must be taken when performing scans to protect radiologists and technologists from infection will be described. The organisational measures that can be taken within radiology departments in order to cope with the influx of patients, while continuing to manage other emergency and time-sensitive activity (e.g. oncology, other infectious diseases etc.), will be discussed. KEY POINTS: • Bilateral ground glass opacities are typical CT manifestations of COVID-19. • Crazy paving and organising pneumonia pattern are seen at a later stage. • Extensive consolidation is associated with a poor prognosis.

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