Objective: To analyze the characteristics of chest high resolution computed tomography (CT) images of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Methods: This is a retrospective study analyzing the clinical records and chest high-resolution CT images of 46 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 by nucleic acid tests and treated at our hospitals between January 2020 and February 2020 Results: Abnormalities in the CT images were found in 44 patients (95 6%) The lesions were unilateral in eight patients (17 4%), bilateral in 36 patients (78 3%), single in seven patients (15 9%), and multiple in 37 patients (84 1%) The morphology of the lesions was scattered opacity in 10 patients (21 7%), patchy opacity in 38 patients (82 6%), fibrotic cord in 17 patients (37 0%), and wedge-shaped opacity in two patients (4 3%) The lesions can be classified as ground-glass opacity in eight patients (17 4%), consolidation in one patient (2 2%), and ground-glass opacity plus consolidation in 28 patients (60 9%) Conclusion: Most COVID-19 patients showed abnormalities in chest CT images and the most common findings were ground-glass opacity plus consolidation
Characteristics of chest high resolution computed tomography images of COVID-19: A retrospective study of 46 patients