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. 2021 Dec 3;28(1):17–24. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000906

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Acute respiratory failure in a 70-year-old patient. Chest imaging of a 70-year-old patient with acute respiratory failure because of COVID-19 treated with invasive mechanical ventilation (endotracheal tube in the trachea). (a) Coronal view of chest CT scan showing bilateral GGOs and consolidations with central and peripheral distribution. (b) Axial view of chest CT scan showing bilateral GGOs and consolidations with central and peripheral distribution.(c) Bedside CXR showing bilateral GGO and peripheral consolidations. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; CT, computed tomography; CXR, chest radiography; GGOs, ground-gloss opacities.