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. 2022 Nov 24;4(1):65. doi: 10.1007/s42979-022-01464-8

Table 3.

Chest manifestation of different image modalities tools

Image modality Characteristic signs
X-ray

• They typically damage the lungs' peripheral and lower lobes

• Despite the fact that separate COVID-19 X-ray tests cover a small number of individuals, a comparable set of data is emerging [102105]

oGround-glass opacity (GGO)

oConfluent consolidation

oPeripheral lung opacity (PLO)

oReticular opacity

CT

The CT image of the COVID-19 patient identified a number of distinguishing features [106]. Some of the most important discoveries are as follows:

Ground-glass opacities: GGO are characterized by a small increase in lung attenuation, resulting in semi-transparent lungs that do not obscure underneath vascular systems. It is the most common and early discovery, independent of illness stage [85, 107]

Consolidations: It is characterized by lung attenuation, which distorts arteries and airways. The second most common pattern is acquisitions with varying ground-glass opacities. [108]

Crazy paving pattern: Linear trends are caused by interlobular septa thickening overlapping with underlying ground-glass patterns. Alveolar edema and acute interstitial inflammation are to blame. These signs indicate worsening conditions [85, 108, 109]

Peripheral reticulation: The reticular form was described as a collection of numerous tiny linear opacities on CT images caused by thickened pulmonary interstitial tissues, interlobular septa and intralobular lines [108]. Interstitial lymphocyte infiltration, which causes interlobular septal expansion, may be linked to the creation of this pattern [110]

MRI

S. Klironomos et al. [111] finding abnormalities of patients from MRI. Major abnormalities that they found are as follows:

• Susceptibility weighted imaging abnormalities are the most common MRI finding with corpus callosum

• White matter changes significantly confluent and Juxtacortical white matter

• Prominent subarachnoid spaces around the optic nerves

Ultrasound Subpleural, consolidations, and bronchograms with bilateral diffuse B-lines, inconsistent pleural line, and punctate defects [112115]