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. 2020 Oct 1;40(6):1574–1599. doi: 10.1148/rg.2020200149

Figure 3a.

Longitudinal assessment of COVID-19 pneumonia progression in a 56-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and dry cough. (a) AP chest radiograph obtained at hospital admission at the time of symptom onset shows bilateral pulmonary opacities (arrows) at the periphery of the right mid lung and at the left lung base. (b) AP chest radiograph obtained on day 8 of hospitalization shows progression of multifocal opacities bilaterally, which now involve more than two lobes, and interval development of bibasilar consolidations. These findings correspond to a higher severity score and carry a worse prognosis. In addition, there is mild pulmonary edema, suggestive of fluid overload. Note that the patient had undergone intubation. (c) AP chest radiograph obtained on day 14 of hospitalization shows progression of the multifocal bilateral peripheral opacities.

Longitudinal assessment of COVID-19 pneumonia progression in a 56-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and dry cough. (a) AP chest radiograph obtained at hospital admission at the time of symptom onset shows bilateral pulmonary opacities (arrows) at the periphery of the right mid lung and at the left lung base. (b) AP chest radiograph obtained on day 8 of hospitalization shows progression of multifocal opacities bilaterally, which now involve more than two lobes, and interval development of bibasilar consolidations. These findings correspond to a higher severity score and carry a worse prognosis. In addition, there is mild pulmonary edema, suggestive of fluid overload. Note that the patient had undergone intubation. (c) AP chest radiograph obtained on day 14 of hospitalization shows progression of the multifocal bilateral peripheral opacities.