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. 2020 Nov 23;11:118. doi: 10.1186/s13244-020-00933-z

Table 2.

CT findings of COVID-19 pneumonia and non-infectious diseases

CT finding COVID-19 pneumonia Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary Hemorrhage Neoplasms Organizing pneumonia PAP Sarcoidosis Infarction Interstitial diseases Aspiration pneumonia
GGO +++ +++ +++ + ++ +++ + + ++ +
Consolidation ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ + ++
Centrilobular nodular opacities −−− + + 0 −− ++ −−− + ++
Crazy-paving ++ + ++ + + +++ + −−− + 0
Lesion distribution
 Peripheral +++ −− + + ++ 0 +++ ++ ++
 Lower zone +++ + + + ++ 0 ++ ++ +++
Rounded morphology +++ ++ ++ + + + 0 +
Cavitation −−− −−− 0 + + −− ++
Pleural effusion −− ++ + ++ −− ++ +
Lymphadenopathy −− + 0 ++ 0 +++ 0 + +

The most common findings of aforementioned disease groups are presented. Signs indicate the strength of relation between the CT finding and diagnosis; in a range of (+++) and (−−−); (+++) indicating the strongest association.