Asymptomatic COVID-19: What the neuroradiologist needs to know about pulmonary manifestations

Ramon F. Barajas; G. Rufener; J. Starkey; T. Duncan; C. Fuss

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A6561

Asymptomatic COVID-19: What the neuroradiologist needs to know about pulmonary manifestations

Ramon F. Barajas, G. Rufener, J. Starkey, T. Duncan, C. Fuss

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with a high asymptomatic incidence. Asymptomatic infections within a population will inevitably lead to diagnosis via unrelated medical imaging. We report the case of an asymptomatic patient undergoing a spine CT examination for trauma who was incidentally found to have lung abnormalities later confirmed to be COVID-19. We aim to familiarize neuroradiologists with the spectrum of COVID-19 pulmonary manifestations that are likely to be observed on neck and spine CT imaging.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	966-968
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Neuroradiology
Volume	41
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6561
State	Published - Jun 1 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical Neurology

Access to Document

10.3174/ajnr.A6561

Cite this

@article{0c13d4ab2f8745809b040b3af33cbdf2,

title = "Asymptomatic COVID-19: What the neuroradiologist needs to know about pulmonary manifestations",

abstract = "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with a high asymptomatic incidence. Asymptomatic infections within a population will inevitably lead to diagnosis via unrelated medical imaging. We report the case of an asymptomatic patient undergoing a spine CT examination for trauma who was incidentally found to have lung abnormalities later confirmed to be COVID-19. We aim to familiarize neuroradiologists with the spectrum of COVID-19 pulmonary manifestations that are likely to be observed on neck and spine CT imaging.",

author = "Barajas, {Ramon F.} and G. Rufener and J. Starkey and T. Duncan and C. Fuss",

year = "2020",

month = jun,

day = "1",

doi = "10.3174/ajnr.A6561",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "41",

pages = "966--968",

journal = "American Journal of Neuroradiology",

issn = "0195-6108",

publisher = "American Society of Neuroradiology",

number = "6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Asymptomatic COVID-19

T2 - What the neuroradiologist needs to know about pulmonary manifestations

AU - Barajas, Ramon F.

AU - Rufener, G.

AU - Starkey, J.

AU - Duncan, T.

AU - Fuss, C.

PY - 2020/6/1

Y1 - 2020/6/1

N2 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with a high asymptomatic incidence. Asymptomatic infections within a population will inevitably lead to diagnosis via unrelated medical imaging. We report the case of an asymptomatic patient undergoing a spine CT examination for trauma who was incidentally found to have lung abnormalities later confirmed to be COVID-19. We aim to familiarize neuroradiologists with the spectrum of COVID-19 pulmonary manifestations that are likely to be observed on neck and spine CT imaging.

AB - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with a high asymptomatic incidence. Asymptomatic infections within a population will inevitably lead to diagnosis via unrelated medical imaging. We report the case of an asymptomatic patient undergoing a spine CT examination for trauma who was incidentally found to have lung abnormalities later confirmed to be COVID-19. We aim to familiarize neuroradiologists with the spectrum of COVID-19 pulmonary manifestations that are likely to be observed on neck and spine CT imaging.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086346686&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85086346686&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3174/ajnr.A6561

DO - 10.3174/ajnr.A6561

M3 - Article

C2 - 32409313

AN - SCOPUS:85086346686

SN - 0195-6108

VL - 41

SP - 966

EP - 968

JO - American Journal of Neuroradiology

JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology

IS - 6

ER -

Asymptomatic COVID-19: What the neuroradiologist needs to know about pulmonary manifestations

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this