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Imaging trend and disease course in admitted COVID-19 patients

Khawaja B. Waheed, Jawad Naseer, Muhammad Z.Ul Hassan, Saulat Sarfraz, Zubair Ahmed, Muhammad S. Amin, Imran Ali, Tamer M. O. Shams, Jebasingh Muthaian and Zechariah J. Arulanantham
Saudi Medical Journal January 2021, 42 (1) 30-37; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.1.25642

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    Radiographic disease course as seen on serial chest radiographs of a COVID-19 admitted patient in the ward. A) Initial and B & C) subsequent chest radiographs of COVID-19 patient showing subtle peripheral opacities and increased reticulation that became more prominent during ward stay. Duration between chest x-ray A and B is 9 days and between B and C is 4 days.

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    Chest radiographic findings in a COVID-19 patient with ward and subsequent ICU stays and recovery. A) Initial and B-D) serial chest radiographs showed mixed changes of peripheral opacities and consolidations affecting both the C) lungs at mid and lower zones that regressed and D) improved during ICU stay.

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    Worsening disease course and imaging findings in a complicated case of COVID-19. Chest radiographs (upper row) showed dense opacities at mid and lower zones in both lungs. Selected coronal CT chest images (bottom row) showed extensive bilateral GGOs with interlobular septal thickening. Patient developed pulmonary embolism and remained in ICU with unfavorable outcome.

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