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Bull’s eye sign – A diagnostic clinch in COVID-19 pneumonia
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Although typical imaging findings of COVID-19 pneumonia has been described it may be difficult at times to distinguish it from other viral pneumonias. In the following case series, we describe a typical sign i.e. Bull’s-eye sign in COVID-19 pneumonia. As this sign is not associated with any known pulmonary disease, so its presence may help radiologists to differentiate COVID-19 pneumonia from its mimics.
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Kaur, Navdeep, Amandeep Kaur, and Harvinder Singh Chhabra. 2021. “Bull’s Eye Sign – A Diagnostic Clinch in COVID-19 Pneumonia”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 92 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1908.
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