Quantitative Burden of COVID-19 Pneumonia on Chest CT Predicts Adverse Outcomes: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Prospective International Registry
Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging
This was a retrospective analysis of a prospective international registry of consecutive patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and chest CT imaging, admitted to four centers between January 10 and May 6, 2020. Total burden (expressed as a percentage) and mean attenuation of ground glass opacities (GGO) and consolidation were quantified from CT using semi-automated research software. The primary outcome was clinical deterioration (intensive care unit admission, invasive mechanical ventilation, or vasopressor therapy) or in-hospital death. Logistic regression was performed to assess the predictive value of clinical and CT parameters for the primary outcome.
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Grodecki K, Lin A, Cadet S, McElhinney PA, Razipour A, Chan C, Pressman B, Julien P, Maurovich-Horvat P, Gaibazzi N, Thakur U, Mancini E, Agalbato C, Menè R, Parati G, Cernigliaro F, Nerlekar N, Torlasco C, Pontone G, Slomka PJ, Dey D. Quantitative Burden of COVID-19 Pneumonia on Chest CT Predicts Adverse Outcomes: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Prospective International Registry. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 2020 Oct 1;2(5):e200389.doi: 10.1148/ryct.2020200389.