Role of CT Scan in Diagnosis of COVID-19 Infection-A Review

El-Kenawy H. A., Balto B., Abdulrahmana A., Almutawah F. H. M., Alqahtani M. S. A., Ghulman M. B., ...More

JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, vol.33, pp.245-254, 2021 (ESCI)

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 33
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i40b32283
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.245-254
  • Keywords: COVID-19, computed tomography, CT, radiology, diagnosis, viral infection, respiratory, DISEASE 2019 COVID-19, CHEST CT, FEATURES
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Since it was declared a worldwide pandemic, COVID-19 has ravaged almost all over the world and has overloaded several health-care systems. The pandemic also resulted in job losses as a result of lengthy shutdowns, which burdened the global economy. Even though significant clinical research progress has led to a better perceiving of the virus ( SARS-CoV-2) nature and the disease (COVID-19) management, preventing the virus's spread has become a major concern as SARSCoV-2 continues to wreak havoc around the world. Several countries suffered from the second or third wave of viral disease outbreaks, primarily caused by the mutation of SARS-CoV-2. Imaging is critical in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with new coronavirus-infected pneumonia (NCIP). The primary imaging modality in clinically suspected cases is CT scan and it is useful for monitoring imaging changes following therapy. Therefore, CT is regarded as a useful diagnostic technique for clinically suspected cases of COVID-19. CT has the ability to detect patients who have a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) but are highly suspicious of NCIP in terms of clinical problems. In addition, the results of a CT scan may also reveal information concerning the severity of the condition. In this review article, the diagnosis of COVID-19 is discussed and CT characteristics are defined based on the newest research for the diagnosis and management of COVID-19.