Article: High resolution computed tomography chest findings among people affected by corona virus disease in a tertiary hospital of Nepal
| creativeworkseries.issn | Online ISSN: 2676-1424; Print ISSN: 2676-1319 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kayastha, Rumita | |
| dc.contributor.author | Acharya, Riwaz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pradhan, Sunil | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tuladhar, Abhushan Siddhi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Amit | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Radiology, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Radiology, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Radiology, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Radiology, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Radiology, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-11-02T07:32:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-11-02T07:32:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Clinical assessment, chest X-ray (CXR) and chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) are used in the management of Corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19). This retrospective cross sectional study included 251 patients admitted to Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital (NMCTH) with a diagnosis of COVID‑19 infection confirmed by Reverse Transcriptase- Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT‑PCR). These patients underwent chest HRCT within the first two weeks of hospital admission. Images were evaluated for various HRCT findings & semi- quantitative CT Severity Score (CT –SS) was calculated based on the extent of lobar involvement. Out of 251 patients with positive RT PCR test, 127 were male (50.6%) and 124 female (49.4%). Typical bilateral peripheral subpleural ground glass opacities were demonstrated in 98.8% of patients; followed by thoracic lymphadenopathy (80.8%), interlobular septal thickening (80.4%),vascular changes (44.2%), focal consolidation (28.6%), consolidation with ground glass opacity (15%), pleural effusion (13.1%) bronchiectasis (3.8%), fibrotic changes (3.1%) and reversed halo pattern (0.7%). Calculated CT- SS showed moderate score in 130 patients (51.7%) followed by severe score in 67 patients (26.6%) and mild score in 51 patients (20.3%). HRCT can be used as a one stop radiological investigation for the diagnosis and prognosis of corona virus disease and CT -SS might be beneficial for diagnostic workflow in symptomatic cases. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3126/nmcj.v25i3.58712 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/8289 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical College Pvt. Ltd. | |
| dc.subject | COVI9-19 | |
| dc.subject | Corona virus | |
| dc.subject | Ground glass opacities | |
| dc.subject | HRCT | |
| dc.subject | CT -SS | |
| dc.title | High resolution computed tomography chest findings among people affected by corona virus disease in a tertiary hospital of Nepal | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 210 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 203 | |
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