The novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19): a pictorial review of chest CT features

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in Wuhan, China. The infection rapidly spread to more than200 countries around the world. The clinical presentation of the disease may vary from mild illness to severe pneumonia such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The chest computed tomography (CT) has an important complementary role in diagnosis of the disease. Thepredominant CT findings of the disease are ground glass opacities and consolidations located insubpleural areas of lower lobes. Widespread ground-glass opacities, consolidation, air bronchograms, central involvement of lung parenchyma, mediastinal lymphadenopathy are more common in patients with the severe form of the disease. CT imaging also guides in differentiation ofalternative diagnosis or in assessment of associated pulmonary embolism during the course ofthe disease. In this pictorial review we aim to review the CT features of COVID-19 pneumonia andmention the changes throughout the disease proce