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ArticleEmergency radiology2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia incidentally detected on coronary CT angiogram: a do-not-miss diagnosis.

Shima Behzad, Erik Velez, Mohammad Hosein Najafi, Ali Gholamrezanezhad

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Article in Emergency radiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. COVID-19 and RAAS inhibitors: is there a final conclusion?Iranian journal of microbiology · 2021
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4 authors.

Shima BehzadSchool of Medicine, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Erik VelezDepartment of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Mohammad Hosein NajafiSchool of Medicine, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Ali GholamrezanezhadDepartment of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. ali.gholamrezanezhad@med.usc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6930-4246

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronary CT angiograms are commonly performed for the evaluation of coronary artery disease and coronary arterial anatomy. However, extracardiac findings are frequently detected on these examinations and often can explain patients' underlying symptoms, having a significant impact on patient management. Here in, we discuss three cases of incidentally detected novel COVID-19-infected pneumonia (NCIP). This case series highlights the image findings in NCIP and emphasizes the importance of evaluating all organs in the field of view on coronary CT angiograms. In addition, with the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 and exponentially increasing incidence throughout the world, this report stresses the need for including NCIP in the differential diagnosis of patients with typical image findings in at-risk populations, as early diagnosis is crucial for appropriate patient management and post-exposure recommendations.

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Computed Tomography AngiographyAdultBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansIncidental FindingsMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2AtherosclerosisCoronaryCoronavirusCOVID-19CT angiographyNovel COVID-19-infected pneumoniaPneumonia

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PMID32519293
PMCPMC7280472

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