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 SARS-CoV-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.
Highlights
The highly contaminant infectious diseases Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or COVID19, caused by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (SARS-CoV-2), caused more than 2.9 million deaths worldwide, the most serious of the global health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic, have had a catastrophic effect on world population [1]
While significant clinical research progress has led to a better understanding of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) nature, and better management of the disease (COVID-19), restricting the dispersal of this virus has become a major concern since SARS-CoV-2 continues to wreak havoc around the world with several countries suffering from the second or third wave of outbreaks of viral disease mainly caused by the development of SARS-CoV-2 [3]
Rapid detection of COVID-19 is crucial for maintaining patient's health and more importantly for quick isolation of the patient to stop the spread of the infection
Summary
El-Kenawy1*, Balto, Abdulaziz Abdulrahman A2, Almutawah, Fatimah Hussain M3, Mohammed Saad Alamir Alqahtani, Ghulman, Maan Bassam A5, Mohammedsaleh, Maani Mahmoud A6, Alsalhi Turki Abdulaziz M7, Abdulrahman Mohammad A. AL Suqair, Ahmed, Moayad Khalid A8, Aldhahri, Abdulrahman Mansour S9, Hatim Bakheet Aloufi, AlAli, Danah Yousif M3 and Nurah Abdullah Alabidan. This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. (3) Dr Sung-Kun Kim, Northeastern State University, USA.
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