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Review
. 2020 Aug;26(3):e186-e188.
doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2020.04.002. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

COVID-19: A case series to support radiographer preliminary clinical evaluation

N Woznitza  1 , A Nair  2 , S S Hare  3
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COVID-19: A case series to support radiographer preliminary clinical evaluation

N Woznitza et al. Radiography (Lond). 2020 Aug.

Abstract

The case series provides radiographers with essential information to preliminarily evaluate chest imaging and prompt the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19.Image 1

Keywords: COVID-19; Computed tomography; Preliminary clinical evaluation; Radiograph; Radiographer.

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Figure 1
Index chest radiograph of a 69 year old female with bilateral, peripheral ground glass and interstitial opacification (Classic/Probable COVID-19).
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Figure 2
a. Index chest radiograph (Day 0) with unilateral lower zone interstitial opacification (Indeterminate COVID-19). b. Repeat chest radiograph day 5 with bilateral ground glass opacification in the lower zones (Classic/Probable COVID-19). c. Repeat chest radiograph day 7 with diffuse bilateral ground glass opacification (Classic/Probable COVID).
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Figure 3
a. CT abdomen with left lower lobe ground glass opacification (Indeterminate COVID-19). b. CT chest with right upper lobe peripheral ground glass opacification (Indeterminate COVID-19). Clinico-radiological diagnosis of COVID-19, swab not sent.
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