COVID-19 Collection
Risk of in-hospital death associated with Covid-19 lung consolidations on chest computed tomography – A novel translational approach using a radiation oncology contour software
Lung consolidations in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are commonly visualized on radiological exams as ground-glass and diffuse patchy opacities [1–3]. Due to superior spatial resolution, these changes are usually better visualized by chest computed tomography (CT) instead of simple radiography [4,5].Review of chest CT manifestations of COVID-19 infection
COVID-19 is caused by an RNA virus, SARS CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) which is part of the Coronaviridae family (which includes SARS-CoV and MERS(Middle East respiratory syndrome)-CoV) [1,2]. The virus infects the upper respiratory tract, can cause pneumonia, and is easily transmitted from human to human. The initial epicenter was in Wuhan, the capital city of China’s Hubei province, back in December 2019. The disease has rapidly spread to the rest of the world, particularly in Europe and the US, which are now harboring the largest number of cases in the world.
