Figure 2.
Computed Tomographic Features and Staging of COVID-19 Pneumonia
The early stage (A) of typical COVID-2019 pneumonia is characterized by small subpleural ground-glass opacities (box), which then rapidly increase in number and develop into crazy paving pattern during the progressive stage (B). In the peak stage (C), dense consolidation becomes the most frequent finding. During the absorption stage (D), when the disease has a favorable course, consolidation areas are gradually absorbed, with residual subpleural fibrotic parenchymal bands (arrows).