https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1630
Imaging the COVID-19: a practical guide
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) represents the first medical catastrophe of the new millennium. Although imaging is not a screening test for COVID-19, it plays a crucial role in evaluation and follow-up of COVID-19 patients. In this paper, we will review typical and atypical imaging findings of COVID-19.
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Agnello, Francesco, Lidia Rabiolo, Emanuele Grassedonio, Patrizia Toia, Federico Midiri, Luigi Spatafora, Francesco Matteini, Lorenzo Tesè, Ludovico La Grutta, and Massimo Galia. 2021. “Imaging the COVID-19: A Practical Guide”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 91 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1630.
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