Abstract
Radiology has undeniably played a pivotal role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Radiologists as well as radiographers have relentlessly put their best foot forward in serving the people. Till date there are relatively few articles which describe the A-to-Z role of radiology in COVID pandemic and what a radiologist must know, suggest and report in such times. This article is a comprehensive narrative Review article with pictorial illustrations of cases from GSL medical college and hospital (COVID care centre)in India, intending to prepare and equip radiologist/resident, with the knowledge of basics to fight respiratory pandemics like COVID-19, in the present and any future respiratory pandemic. This article aims to bring under one roof comprehensively all the precious studies by various researchers all over the world, by covering all areas, seeing no leaf unturned by covering Pearls and Pitfalls of various imaging modalities, Imaging in Special groups of population, differential diagnoses of COVID, Role of radiology in non-respiratory manifestations, Post-COVID/ sequelae.
Keywords: COVID-19, CT, X-ray, imaging, post-COVID, CORADS, CT-severity index.
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