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IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS AND SEVERITY OF COVID-19 ON CHEST X-RAY
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Purpose: To describe imaging characteristics and severity of COVID-19 on chest X-ray. Material and method: Descriptive cross-sectional study on 370 patients who tested positive for novel coronavirus by nasopharyngeal swap admitted Hai Duong Medical Technical Univesity Hospital. Result: A total of 370 patients (157 (42.4%) males and 213 (57.6%) females): mean age is 37.74; The most common finding on chest x-rays was peripheral ground glass opacities, consolidation and peaking around 5-9 days, pleural effusion, pleural thickening and bronchiectasis less common, Most of the patients showed bilateral lung affection. The highest severity score recorded was 12 and peak severity score was reached about less than 10 days admit hospital
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COVID-19, Chest X-ray severity index, Pneumonia
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