Table 2.
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.