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Table 5 The difference of chest CT findings between covid19 pneumonia and other coronavirus infection

From: Imaging features of the initial chest thin-section CT scans from 110 patients after admission with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19

Typical CT Findings

Name of viral pneumonia

Typical CT Findings

Distribution

Lesions characteristics

Crazy-paving appearance

GGO

Consolidation

Bronchiectasis

Localized pleural thickening

Pleural effusion

Pneumothorax

COVID-19

Lower lobes and peripheral zone, A considerable number of lesions were located near-subpleural regions

GGO,Consolidation,

Mixed GGO and consolidation

Variable

+++

Rare

+

common

Rare

Rare

SARSr-CoV

Lower lobes and peripheral zone

GGO,Consolidation,

Mixed GGO and consolidation

Variable

+++

+

Rare

Not definite

Rare

Rare

MERS-CoV

Middle and lower lobes, Peripheral zone

GGO,Consolidation,

Mixed GGO and consolidation

Variable

+++

+

+

Not definite

+

++

  1. Note. COVID-19 2019 Corona Virus Disease, SARSr-CoV Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome related Coronavirus, MERS-CoV Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  2. Probability of being observed: Rare = Less than 10%, + = 10–25%, ++ = 25–50%, +++ =50%–75, ++++ = Greater than 75%