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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2020

The Role of Imaging Techniques in Management of COVID-19 in China: From Diagnosis to Monitoring and Follow-Up.

Zhen-Zhen Jiang, Cong He, De-Qing Wang, Hua-Liang Shen, Jia-Li Sun, Wan-Ni Gan, Jia-Ying Lu, Xia-Tian Liu

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen-Zhen JiangDepartment of Ultrasound, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Cong HeDepartment of Radiology, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
De-Qing WangDepartment of Radiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Hua-Liang ShenDepartment of Ultrasound, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Jia-Li SunDepartment of Ultrasound, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Wan-Ni GanDepartment of Ultrasound, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Jia-Ying LuDepartment of Ultrasound, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Xia-Tian LiuDepartment of Ultrasound, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Shaoxing People's Hospital · CNShaoxing Second Hospital · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus infection emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China, which is now named Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The outbreak spread rapidly within mainland China and globally. This paper reviews the different imaging modalities used in the diagnosis and treatment process of COVID-19, such as chest radiography, computerized tomography (CT) scan, ultrasound examination, and positron emission tomography (PET/CT) scan. A chest radiograph is not recommended as a first-line imaging modality for COVID-19 infection due to its lack of sensitivity, especially in the early stages of infection. Chest CT imaging is reported to be a more reliable, rapid, and practical method for diagnosis of COVID-19, and it can assess the severity of the disease and follow up the disease time course. Ultrasound, on the other hand, is portable and involves no radiation, and thus can be used in critically ill patients to assess cardiorespiratory function, guide mechanical ventilation, and identify the presence of deep venous thrombosis and secondary pulmonary thromboembolism. Supplementary information can be provided by PET/CT. In the absence of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential. Therefore, it is important to exploit the advantages of different imaging modalities in the fight against COVID-19.

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BetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesPandemicsChinaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease ProgressionFollow-Up StudiesHumansLungLung Diseases, InterstitialPneumoniaPneumonia, ViralPositron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography

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PMID32653890
PMCPMC7375030
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