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Comment
. 2021 May;159(5):2107-2108.
doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.12.049.

Should Vascular Abnormalities Be Integrated Into the Chest CT Imaging Signature of Coronavirus Disease 2019?

David C Rotzinger  1 , Salah D Qanadli  2
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Should Vascular Abnormalities Be Integrated Into the Chest CT Imaging Signature of Coronavirus Disease 2019?

David C Rotzinger et al. Chest. 2021 May.
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Figure 1
Axial oblique CT pulmonary angiography in a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pneumonia shows ground-glass opacity in the right lower lobe and dilation of a blood vessel draining the affected lung segment (arrow). The dilated blood vessel is connected to the left atrium (star), demonstrating its venous nature.
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