Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected patients with persistent negative CT findings

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108956

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. 2020 May:126:108956.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108956. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected patients with persistent negative CT findings

Zhoukun Ling¹, Xi Xu², Qingxin Gan¹, Lieguang Zhang¹, Liangping Luo³, Xiaoping Tang⁴, Jinxin Liu⁵

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¹ Department of Radiology, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
² Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
³ Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China. Electronic address: tluolp@jnu.edu.cn.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510060, China. Electronic address: xtang@21cn.com.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510060, China. Electronic address: Liujx83710378@126.com.

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PMCID: PMC7118594
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108956

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Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected patients with persistent negative CT findings

Zhoukun Ling et al. Eur J Radiol. 2020 May.

. 2020 May:126:108956.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108956. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Authors

Zhoukun Ling¹, Xi Xu², Qingxin Gan¹, Lieguang Zhang¹, Liangping Luo³, Xiaoping Tang⁴, Jinxin Liu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
² Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
³ Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China. Electronic address: tluolp@jnu.edu.cn.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510060, China. Electronic address: xtang@21cn.com.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510060, China. Electronic address: Liujx83710378@126.com.

PMID: 32199142
PMCID: PMC7118594
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108956

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Flowchart of 295 patients screened, 4 (1%) presented negative CT and no clinical symptoms with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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