Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2021
Publication Title
J Imaging
Keywords
JGM
JAX Source
J Imaging 2021 Dec 1; 7(12):258
Volume
7
Issue
12
ISSN
2313-433X
PMID
34940725
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7120258
Abstract
The aim of this retrospective study is to assess any association between abdominal CT findings and the radiological stage of COVID-19 pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and patient outcomes. We included 158 adult hospitalized COVID-19 patients between 1 March 2020 and 1 March 2021 who underwent 206 abdominal CTs. Two radiologists reviewed all CT images. Pathological findings were classified as acute or not. A subset of patients with inflammatory pathology in ACE2 organs (bowel, biliary tract, pancreas, urinary system) was identified. The radiological stage of COVID pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, overall days of hospitalization, ICU admission and outcome were registered. Univariate statistical analysis coupled with explainable artificial intelligence (AI) techniques were used to discover associations between variables. The most frequent acute findings were bowel abnormalities (
Recommended Citation
Scarabelli A,
Zilocchi M,
Casiraghi E,
Fasani P,
Plensich G,
Esposito A,
Stellato E,
Petrini A,
Reese J,
Robinson P,
Valentini G,
Carrafiello G.
Abdominal Computed Tomography Imaging Findings in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Year-Long Experience and Associations Revealed by Explainable Artificial Intelligence. J Imaging 2021 Dec 1; 7(12):258
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