Chest CT opportunistic biomarkers for phenotyping high-risk COVID-19 patients: a retrospective multicentre study

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Chest CT is highly sensitive for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, aiding rapid diagnosis in overwhelmed emergency departments.
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Chest CT provides prognostic information on COVID-19 severity through pneumonia extension and attenuation features.
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The study aimed to enhance risk stratification of high-risk COVID-19 patients using multiparametric CT analysis.
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Chest CT can reveal cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities, improving patient phenotyping beyond traditional clinical data.
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The study involved adult patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, using centralized data collection and CT image analysis.

European Radiology

by Anna Palmisano, Chiara Gnasso, Alberto Cereda, Davide Vignale, Riccardo Leone, Valeria Nicoletti, Simone Barbieri, Marco Toselli, Francesco Giannini, Marco Loffi, Gianluigi Patelli, Alberto Monello, Gianmarco Iannopollo, Davide Ippolito, Elisabetta Maria Mancini, Gianluca Pontone, Luigi Vignali, Elisa Scarnecchia, Mario Iannaccone, Lucio Baffoni, Massimiliano Spernadio, Caterina Chiara de Carlini, Sandro Sironi, Claudio Rapezzi, Antonio Esposito
May 11, 2023

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