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. 2020 Apr 28:10.1097/RTI.0000000000000524. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000524

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Typical CT imaging features for COVID-19 and other diseases with similar findings. Posterior, peripheral, and rounded GGO and consolidation in axial images of four patients; COVID-19 (A, B), organizing pneumonia secondary to dermatomyositis (C) and influenza A pneumonia (D). Organizing pneumonia and influenza pneumonia can be indistinguishable from COVID-19 by CT. Routine screening CT for diagnosis or exclusion of COVID-19 is currently not recommended by most professional organizations or the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.