Value of CT in Assessing Probable Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
T. N. Anuradha Rao1,
Narinder Paul1,
Taebong Chung1,
Tony Mazzulli2,
Sharon Walmsley3,
Colm E. Boylan1,
Yves Provost1,
Stephen J. Herman1,
Gordon L. Weisbrod1 and
Heidi C. Roberts1,4
1 Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and Mount Sinai
Hospital, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4 Canada.
2 Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4
Canada.
3 Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4
Canada.
4 Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital, Rm. ES 1-401c, 200
Elizabeth St., Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.

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Fig. 1A. 34-year-old female health care professional with probable severe
acute respiratory syndrome. Posteroanterior (A) and lateral (B)
radiographs obtained on day 2 show no abnormalities.
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Fig. 1B. 34-year-old female health care professional with probable severe
acute respiratory syndrome. Posteroanterior (A) and lateral (B)
radiographs obtained on day 2 show no abnormalities.
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Fig. 1C. 34-year-old female health care professional with probable severe
acute respiratory syndrome. Frontal view of portable chest radiograph obtained
on day 6 shows no abnormality.
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Fig. 1D. 34-year-old female health care professional with probable severe
acute respiratory syndrome. Unenhanced multidetector CT scans of chest (lung
window settings) obtained on day 6 show focal centrilobular ground-glass
opacities and mild interlobular septal thickening in both lower lobes
(D and E) and right middle lobe (D).
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Fig. 1E. 34-year-old female health care professional with probable severe
acute respiratory syndrome. Unenhanced multidetector CT scans of chest (lung
window settings) obtained on day 6 show focal centrilobular ground-glass
opacities and mild interlobular septal thickening in both lower lobes
(D and E) and right middle lobe (D).
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Fig. 1F. 34-year-old female health care professional with probable severe
acute respiratory syndrome. Repeated unenhanced helical CT scans of chest
obtained on day 15 show almost complete resolution of focal ground-glass
opacities seen on day 6 in D and E.
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Fig. 1G. 34-year-old female health care professional with probable severe
acute respiratory syndrome. Repeated unenhanced helical CT scans of chest
obtained on day 15 show almost complete resolution of focal ground-glass
opacities seen on day 6 in D and E.
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