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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Sep 2020
Unexpected Findings of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) at the Lung Bases on Abdominopelvic CT.
- Bari Dane, Geraldine Brusca-Augello, Danny Kim, and Douglas S Katz.
- Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 660 First Ave, New York, NY 10016.
- AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Sep 1; 215 (3): 603-606.
AbstractOBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to report unanticipated lung base findings on abdominal CT in 23 patients concerning for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In these patients, who were not previously suspected of having COVID-19, abdominal pain was the most common indication for CT (n = 19), and 11 patients had no extrapulmonary findings. Seventeen patients underwent polymerase chain reaction testing, which returned positive results for all 17. CONCLUSION. Unsuspected coronavirus disease may be strongly suggested on the basis of lung findings on abdominopelvic CT.
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