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COVID-19 lungs in post-mortem computed tomography. / Kniep, Inga; Heinemann, Axel; Edler, Carolin; Sperhake, Jan-Peter; Püschel, Klaus; Ondruschka, Benjamin; Schröder, Ann Sophie.

In: RECHTSMEDIZIN, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2021, p. 145-147.

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Kniep, I, Heinemann, A, Edler, C, Sperhake, J-P, Püschel, K, Ondruschka, B & Schröder, AS 2021, 'COVID-19 lungs in post-mortem computed tomography', RECHTSMEDIZIN, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 145-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-021-00462-z, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-021-00462-z

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Kniep, I., Heinemann, A., Edler, C., Sperhake, J-P., Püschel, K., Ondruschka, B., & Schröder, A. S. (2021). COVID-19 lungs in post-mortem computed tomography. RECHTSMEDIZIN, 31(2), 145-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-021-00462-z, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-021-00462-z

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Kniep I, Heinemann A, Edler C, Sperhake J-P, Püschel K, Ondruschka B et al. COVID-19 lungs in post-mortem computed tomography. RECHTSMEDIZIN. 2021;31(2):145-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-021-00462-z, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-021-00462-z

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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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AU - Kniep, Inga

AU - Heinemann, Axel

AU - Edler, Carolin

AU - Sperhake, Jan-Peter

AU - Püschel, Klaus

AU - Ondruschka, Benjamin

AU - Schröder, Ann Sophie

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N2 - 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.

AB - 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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