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COVID-19 lungs in post-mortem computed tomography

verfasst von: I. Kniep, A. Heinemann, C. Edler, J. P. Sperhake, K. Püschel, B. Ondruschka, A. S. Schröder

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Abstract

Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is a rapid and noninvasive diagnostic tool for important contributions to the identification of pulmonary findings in the deceased with pneumonia, including cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although computed tomography (CT) shows a high sensitivity for pneumonia in living persons, it is relatively unspecific for COVID-19 pneumonia clinically. Typical CT findings for viral pneumonia therefore require confirmation by PCR tests (polymerase chain reaction tests), even if lung infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) show characteristic patterns, most frequently ground glass opacities (GGO) and a combination of GGO and air space consolidations.

In the consecutive autopsy series of SARS-CoV‑2 deaths from Hamburg, Germany, the most frequent cause of death was and still is COVID-19 pneumonia. Typical findings were frequently found in the PMCT in SARS-CoV-2-associated deaths, which were taken into account when classifying the death as COVID-19.

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Titel: COVID-19 lungs in post-mortem computed tomography
verfasst von: I. Kniep
A. Heinemann
C. Edler
J. P. Sperhake
K. Püschel
B. Ondruschka
A. S. Schröder
Publikationsdatum: 15.02.2021
Verlag: Springer Medizin
Schlagwort: COVID-19
Erschienen in: Rechtsmedizin / Ausgabe 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0937-9819
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-5196
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-021-00462-z

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