Imaging Features of Familial Clustering of COVID-19
COVID-19 has obvious family clustering, and clustering refers to the occurrence of 2 or more confirmed cases or asymptomatic infection in a small area within 14 days [1]. The clinical manifestations of familial clustering COVID-19 are related to exposure
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Diagnostic Imaging of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia
Minming Zhang • Bin Lin Editors
Diagnostic Imaging of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia
Editors Minming Zhang Department of Radiology The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou China
Bin Lin Department of Radiology The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou China
ISBN 978-981-15-5991-4 ISBN 978-981-15-5992-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5992-1 © Henan Science and Technology Press 2020 B&R Book Program The printed edition is not for sale in China Mainland. Customers from China Mainland please order the print book from: Henan Science and Technology Press. Jointly published with Henan Science and Technology Press This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publishers, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publishers, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publishers nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publishers remain neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Preface
Since December 2019, there has been an outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic across the world, and now the number of people who have been infected with this disease has exceeded 10 million and more than 500 thousand of them have died. Chest CT examination may help to find pulmonary lesions, and the characteristic imaging manifestations of CT may give us an indication of the infectious agents of the pneumonia; therefore, chest CT examination plays a positive role in isolating the suspected patients as early as possible in the process of preventing and controlling the disease. In addition, chest CT examination has important effects in predicting the outcome of the disease, evaluating the therapeutic effect, and identifying the mixed infection and complications. In the epidemic prevention and control, radiologists of China have played a
