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The Role of Imaging in the Detection and Management of COVID-19: A Review

  • Di Dong
  • , Zhenchao Tang
  • , Shuo Wang
  • , Hui Hui
  • , Lixin Gong
  • , Yao Lu
  • , Zhong Xue
  • , Hongen Liao
  • , Fang Chen
  • , Fan Yang
  • , Ronghua Jin
  • , Kun Wang
  • , Zhenyu Liu
  • , Jingwei Wei
  • , Wei Mu
  • , Hui Zhang
  • , Jingying Jiang
  • , Jie Tian*
  • , Hongjun Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Beihang University
  • Northeastern University China
  • Sun Yat-Sen University
  • Central Research Institute
  • Tsinghua University
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Capital Medical University
  • CAS - Institute of Automation

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spreading rapidly around the world, resulting in a massive death toll. Lung infection or pneumonia is the common complication of COVID-19, and imaging techniques, especially computed tomography (CT), have played an important role in diagnosis and treatment assessment of the disease. Herein, we review the imaging characteristics and computing models that have been applied for the management of COVID-19. CT, positron emission tomography - CT (PET/CT), lung ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been used for detection, treatment, and follow-up. The quantitative analysis of imaging data using artificial intelligence (AI) is also explored. Our findings indicate that typical imaging characteristics and their changes can play crucial roles in the detection and management of COVID-19. In addition, AI or other quantitative image analysis methods are urgently needed to maximize the value of imaging in the management of COVID-19.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9079648
Pages (from-to)16-29
Number of pages14
JournalIEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
Volume14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • artificial intelligence
  • chest CT
  • imaging

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