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World J Radiol. May 28, 2021; 13(5): 122-136
Published online May 28, 2021. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v13.i5.122
Highlighting COVID-19: What the imaging exams show about the disease
Lorena Sousa de Carvalho, Ronaldo Teixeira da Silva Júnior, Bruna Vieira Silva Oliveira, Yasmin Silva de Miranda, Nara Lúcia Fonseca Rebouças, Matheus Sande Loureiro, Samuel Luca Rocha Pinheiro, Regiane Santos da Silva, Paulo Victor Silva Lima Medrado Correia, Maria José Souza Silva, Sabrina Neves Ribeiro, Filipe Antônio França da Silva, Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Maria Luísa Cordeiro Santos, Rafael Augusto Oliveira Sodré Leal, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Fabrício Freire de Melo
Lorena Sousa de Carvalho, Ronaldo Teixeira da Silva Júnior, Bruna Vieira Silva Oliveira, Yasmin Silva de Miranda, Nara Lúcia Fonseca Rebouças, Matheus Sande Loureiro, Samuel Luca Rocha Pinheiro, Regiane Santos da Silva, Paulo Victor Silva Lima Medrado Correia, Maria José Souza Silva, Sabrina Neves Ribeiro, Filipe Antônio França da Silva, Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Maria Luísa Cordeiro Santos, Rafael Augusto Oliveira Sodré Leal, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Fabrício Freire de Melo, Department of Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting, critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version.
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Corresponding author: Fabrício Freire de Melo, MSc, PhD, Postdoc, Professor, Department of Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Hormindo Barros, 58, Quadra 17, Lote 58-Candeias, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil. freiremelo@yahoo.com.br
Received: January 27, 2021
Peer-review started: January 27, 2021
First decision: March 1, 2021
Revised: March 16, 2021
Accepted: May 7, 2021
Article in press: May 7, 2021
Published online: May 28, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Imaging exams have played an important role in the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Thus, even though reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction is the gold standard method for the diagnosis, the use of computed tomography (CT) in the management of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-infected individuals has been highlighted. On the other hand, X-Ray, positron emission tomography combined with CT, and magnetic resonance imaging, along with ultrasound, can also assist in this process. We herein discuss the main evidence on the use of such exams and the challenges to the radiology field in that context as well.