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. 2021 Feb 4;28(5):595–607. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.01.022

Table 2.

Key Radiographic Findings by Organ System

Organ System Radiographic Findings
Cardiothoracic Lower lobe and peripheral predominant opacities
Ground glass opacities or consolidations in advanced disease
Septal thickening
Air bronchograms
Crazy paving
Pleural effusions
Pulmonary embolism
Heart strain
Myocarditis
Acute coronary syndrome
Gastrointestinal Bowel wall thickening
Inflammation of adjacent mesenteric fat
Small volume ascites
Small bowel obstruction
Mesenteric vessel occlusion and bowel ischemia
Genitourinary Enlarged, echogenic kidneys
Renal infarcts – wedge-shaped parenchymal defects
Neurologic/Neurovascular Vasculitis pattern – punctate enhancement with extensive ischemic lesions
Restricted diffusion throughout centrum semiovale, corpus callosum, basal ganglia, cerebellum
Ischemic stroke
Venous sinus thrombosis
Hemorrhagic stroke
PRES
Microhemorrhages
Vascular Venous or arterial thrombus