Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2).Systemic complications include cardiovascular,neurological,hepatic,renal and altered coa...Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2).Systemic complications include cardiovascular,neurological,hepatic,renal and altered coagulation.Derangements in haemostasis with SARS-CoV-2 infection have been termed COVID-19 associated coagulopathy(CAC).CAC is postulated to be one of the significant causes for sudden deaths in this pandemic,with infection of endothelial cells and subsequent endotheliitis through angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptors playing a key role in the pathogenesis.In this pictorial review,we describe the imaging findings in a multitude of extrapulmonary arterial(aorta,cerebral,mesenteric,renal and peripheral arterial system)and venous thrombotic phenomena detected on contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of COVID-19 patients which could not be attributed to any other causes.Knowledge of incidence of these complications,lowering the threshold for diagnostic imaging in symptomatic patients and timely radiological detection can play a vital role in subsequent management of these critically ill patients.展开更多
文摘Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2).Systemic complications include cardiovascular,neurological,hepatic,renal and altered coagulation.Derangements in haemostasis with SARS-CoV-2 infection have been termed COVID-19 associated coagulopathy(CAC).CAC is postulated to be one of the significant causes for sudden deaths in this pandemic,with infection of endothelial cells and subsequent endotheliitis through angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptors playing a key role in the pathogenesis.In this pictorial review,we describe the imaging findings in a multitude of extrapulmonary arterial(aorta,cerebral,mesenteric,renal and peripheral arterial system)and venous thrombotic phenomena detected on contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of COVID-19 patients which could not be attributed to any other causes.Knowledge of incidence of these complications,lowering the threshold for diagnostic imaging in symptomatic patients and timely radiological detection can play a vital role in subsequent management of these critically ill patients.
