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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun;67(6):754-755.
doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01625-4. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Chest computed tomography images of early coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Rong Chen #  1   2 , Jun Chen #  3 , Qing-Tao Meng  4   5
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Chest computed tomography images of early coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Rong Chen et al. Can J Anaesth. 2020 Jun.
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Chest computed tomography (CT) scan at the time of admission (A) of a 27-yr-old 36-week pregnant woman with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The CT scan shows the characteristic peripheral (and/or subpleural) ground-glass opacities. These are seen in the left lower lobe/lingula junction and in the right middle lobe (arrows). Two days after admission (B), the size, density, and distribution of these opacities had progressed (arrows)
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