COVID-19 and the role of imaging: early experiences in Central Switzerland
Open Access
- 15 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SMW Supporting Association in Swiss Medical Weekly
- Vol. 150 (2526), w20304
- https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20304
Abstract
The authors describe the first clinical experiences with 55 COVID-19 patients in Central Switzerland. They provide an illustrative and schematic description of typical COVID-19 imaging features and suggest that imaging plays an important role in the clinical work-up of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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