Author: Niang, Ibrahima; Fall, Mame Coumba; Diouf, Joseph Coumba Ndoffene; Thiam, Mbaye; Diallo, Ibrahima; Faye, Ibrahima; Ba, Sokhna
Title: False ground-glass opacity and suspicion of COVID-19, beware of the technique for performing the CT Cord-id: lpac3501 Document date: 2020_8_9
ID: lpac3501
Snippet: Ground-glass opacity is a CT sign that is currently experiencing renewed interest since it is very common in patients with COVID-19. However, this sign is not specific to any disease. Besides, the possibility of false positive ground-glass opacity related to insufficient inspiration during the acquisition of the chest CT should be known. We report the case of a 36-year-old patient suspected of COVID-19 and in whom a second acquisition of chest CT was necessary to remove false ground-glass opacit
Document: Ground-glass opacity is a CT sign that is currently experiencing renewed interest since it is very common in patients with COVID-19. However, this sign is not specific to any disease. Besides, the possibility of false positive ground-glass opacity related to insufficient inspiration during the acquisition of the chest CT should be known. We report the case of a 36-year-old patient suspected of COVID-19 and in whom a second acquisition of chest CT was necessary to remove false ground-glass opacities that erroneously supported the diagnosis of COVID-19.
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