Chest x-ray findings and temporal lung changes in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

• Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 245 - 9
• Main Authors: Rousan, Liqa A., Elobeid, Eyhab, Karrar, Musaab, Khader, Yousef
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.09.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asymptomatic; Chest; Chest x-rays; Child; Child, Preschool; Computed tomography; Consolidation; Coronavirus Infections - diagnostic imaging; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Demography; Diagnosis; Female; Humans; Illnesses; Lung; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Male; Medical imaging; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Patients; Physiological aspects; Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnostic imaging; Polymerase chain reaction; Pulmonology; Radiography, Thoracic; Respiratory diseases; Retrospective Studies; Reverse transcription; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; X-rays; Young Adult; Jordan; China

Chest CT scan and chest x-rays show characteristic radiographic findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Chest x-ray can be used in diagnosis and follow up in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. The study aims at describing the chest x-ray findings and temporal radiographic changes in COVID-19 pa...