Effectiveness of computed tomography in the diagnosis of novel Coronavirus-2019
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Tarih
2020
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Yayıncı
Cureus Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Coronaviruses (CoV) belong to the coronavirus genus of the coronaviridae family. All CoVs are pleomorphic RNA viruses containing crown-like peplomers of 80-160 nm in size. This virus is a zoonotic pathogen seen with a wide range of clinical features from asymptomatic state to intensive care in humans. So far, seven human coronaviruses have been identified with the last one being Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19). These pathogens typically lead to mild disease, but SARS and MERS type coronaviruses have caused severe respiratory disease and even mortality within the last 20 years. COVID-19 virus has rapidly spread worldwide after China and is continuing to cause huge economical and social impacts. Given the scarcity of resources including healthcare staff, hospital capacities, test kits, etc., timely diagnosis and treatment of this virus are of paramount importance. However, there is no vaccination or drug developed for the treatment of this disease up to today. Because the spreading rate of the virus is very high worldwide and there is no definitive treatment, diagnosis becomes even more important. The objective of this review is to evaluate the use of chest computed tomography, one of the commonly used radiologic imaging modalities, in the diagnosis of COVID-19 in light with the current literature.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Novel Coronavirus, Coronavirus Disease, Computed Tomography, Covid-2019
Kaynak
Cureus
WoS Q Değeri
N/A
Scopus Q Değeri
Cilt
12
Sayı
5
Künye
Yurdaisik, I. (2020). Effectiveness of Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus-2019. Cureus, 12(5).
