MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

ABDOMINAL STATION

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On abdominal CT of patients with Covid-19, infiltrates are often found in the inferior lobes of the lungs bilaterally, what is their distribution
A
central dominance
B
peripheral dominance
C
involving 1 lobe
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ground glass opacities GGO and consolidations are the most common CT presentation, with a bilateral middle and lower lobe predominance[16-19] and a peripheral distribution (76– 85%). The disease is usually multifocal, although single lesions may be seen on early imaging, Zhou et al.

Detailed explanation-2: -In patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, the most common main CT feature of the largest lesion was GGO (30/52, 57.7%). The largest lesions were close to the pleura in 36 cases (69.2%) (Fig. 1). GGO was seen in 44 patients (84.6%), consolidation in 28 (53.8%), and mosaic attenuation in 10 (19.2%).

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