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Radiological Perspective of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Diagnostic Strategies for COVID-19 and other Coronaviruses

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The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to more than 180 countries of the world. Chest imaging plays a critical role in screening and management of the disease. Chest X-ray is the most viable and economical radiological modality; however, it suffers from a lower sensitivity in the diagnosis of COVID-19. Therefore, CT is recommended for the screening of COVID-19. The predominant CT findings of COVID-19 infection are bilateral and peripheral ground-glass and consolidative pulmonary opacities. CT can be useful in assessing temporal changes in patients recovering from COVID-19. The knowledge about the disease is still evolving, and caution must be taken during the evaluation of chest CT of COVID-19. CT findings in children are also variable, but the most common findings are ground-glass opacities and consolidation. Radiology departments must implement strict infection control protocols. To minimize the COVID-19 spread, radiology departments should adopt team segregation strategies with minimum overlap of the personnel. This chapter discusses the possible role of imaging methods and the recent advancement in key CT findings of COVID-19 infection, preparation of radiology departments, strategies to reduce the transmission, and personnel safety.

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The authors are grateful to the Vice Chancellor, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, India, for the encouragement of this work. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

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  1. Authors Durgesh K. Dwivedi, Shailendra K. Saxena have equally contributed to this chapter as first author.

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  1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, India

    Durgesh K. Dwivedi, Anit Parihar & Neera Kohli

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India

    Himanshu R. Dandu

  3. Centre for Advanced Research (CFAR), Faculty of Medicine, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, India

    Shailendra K. Saxena

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Dwivedi, D.K., Parihar, A., Kohli, N., Dandu, H.R., Saxena, S.K. (2020). Radiological Perspective of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In: Chandra, P., Roy, S. (eds) Diagnostic Strategies for COVID-19 and other Coronaviruses. Medical Virology: From Pathogenesis to Disease Control. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6006-4_3

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