Title
COVID-19 and its Mimics: What the Radiologist Needs to Know
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Radiology
Publication Date
2020-08-25
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Infectious Disease | Radiology | Respiratory Tract Diseases | Virus Diseases
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the current outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although imaging should not be used for first-line screening or diagnosis, radiologists need to be aware of its imaging features, and those of common conditions that may mimic COVID-19 pneumonia. In this Pictorial Essay, we review frequently encountered conditions with imaging features that overlap with those that are typical of COVID-19 (including other viral pneumonias, chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, and organizing pneumonia), and those with features that are indeterminate for COVID-19 (including hypersensitivity pneumonitis, pneumocystis pneumonia, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, pulmonary edema, and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis).
Keywords
COVID-19, coronavirus, pneumonia, mimics
DOI of Published Version
10.1097/RTI.0000000000000554
Source
Hanfi SH, Lalani TK, Saghir A, McIntosh LJ, Lo HS, Kotecha HM. COVID-19 and its Mimics: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. J Thorac Imaging. 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000554. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32852419. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of thoracic imaging
Related Resources
PubMed ID
32852419
Repository Citation
Hanfi SH, Lalani TK, Saghir A, McIntosh LJ, Lo HS, Kotecha HM. (2020). COVID-19 and its Mimics: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Radiology Publications. https://doi.org/10.1097/RTI.0000000000000554. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/radiology_pubs/554