Chest CT quantification is a solid early predictor of COVID outcomes
Visual and software-based quantification of well aerated lung parenchyma on admission chest CT were predictors of intensive care unit (ICU) admission or death in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Visually assessed well ventilated lung parenchyma on admission on chest CT less than 73% was associated with ICU admission or death.
Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia at baseline chest CT who had ICU admission or who died had 4 or more lobes of the lung affected compared to patients without ICU admission or death.
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