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Table 2 CT imaging findings of asymptomatic patients (GGO; ground glass opacity, RT-PCR; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction)

From: Chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia: correlations of imaging findings in clinically suspected but repeatedly RT-PCR test-negative patients

Group

RT-PCR (+) (n = 15)

RT-PCR (−) (n = 11)

Lesion patterns

GGO

4 (26.7%)

2 (18.2%)

GGO + Consolidation

 Nodular

3 (20.0%)

2 (18.2%)

 Patchy

7 (46.7%)

7 (63.6%)

 Segmental

0 (0.0%)

1 (9.1%)

Consolidation

2 (13.3%)

1 (9.1%)

Crazy paving pattern

1 (6.7%)

0 (0.0%)

Curvilinear line

1 (6.7%)

4 (36.4%)

Air bubble sign

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Halo sign

1 (6.7%)

0 (0.0%)

Reversed halo sign

1 (6.7%)

1 (9.1%)

Air bronchogram

2 (13.3%)

3 (27.3%)

Airway changes

0 (0.0%)

2 (18.2%)

Fibrous stripes

1 (6.7%)

3 (27.3%)

Distribution

Bilateral

11 (73.3%)

11 (100%)

Right upper lobe

5 (33.3%)

10 (90.9%)

Right middle lobe

4 (26.7%)

8 (72.7%)

Right lower lobe

10 (66.7%)

11 (100%)

Left upper lobe

7 (46.7%)

11 (100%)

Left lower lobe

14 (93.3%)

11 (100%)