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Current Status of Etiology, Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations and Imagings for COVID-19

  • Meng Di Jiang (Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University) ;
  • Zi Yue Zu (Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University) ;
  • U. Joseph Schoepf (Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina) ;
  • Rock H. Savage (Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina) ;
  • Xiao Lei Zhang (Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University) ;
  • Guang Ming Lu (Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University) ;
  • Long Jiang Zhang (Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University)
  • Received : 2020.04.24
  • Accepted : 2020.06.13
  • Published : 2020.10.01
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a transmissible respiratory disease that was initially reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. With the alarming levels of COVID-19 spread worldwide, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. Over the past several months, chest CT has played a vital role in early identification, disease severity assessment, and dynamic disease course monitoring of COVID-19. The published data has enriched our knowledge on the etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and pathologic findings of COVID-19. Additionally, as the imaging spectrum of the disease continues to be defined, extrapulmonary infections or other complications will require further attention. This review aims to provide an updated framework and essential knowledge with which radiologists can better understand COVID-19.

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Supported by The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC0113400 for L.J.Z.).

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