Radiological approaches to COVID-19 pneumonia

Akcay S., ÖZLÜ T., Yilmaz A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.50, no.3, pp.604-610, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-2004-160
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.604-610
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

COVID-19 pneumonia has high mortality rates. The symptoms are undiagnostic, the results of viral nucleic acid detection method (PCR) can delay, so that chest computerized tomography is often key diagnostic test in patients with possible COVID-19 pneumonia. In this review, we discussed the main radiological findings of this infection.