Radiological Features of COVID-19 Patients in Hodeidah, Yemen

Background: The radiological techniques namely chest radiography (chest X-ray) and computerized tomography (CT) scan play a major role not only in the early detection diagnosis, especially for false negative Real Time-Polymerase Reaction (RT-PCR) tests admission criteria, monitoring clinical course disease severity.
 Objective: study aimed to describe features of X-ray CT coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) patients, Hodeidah, Yemen.
 Methodology: A descriptive (a case series) included 49 patients with COVID-19 , confirmed by RT-PCR who were admitted isolation department COVID-19, Center Tropical Medicine Infectious Diseases (CTMID), AL Thawara Public Hospital Authority, Yemen underwent serial scan, from 1st June 31st December 2021. cases reports 3 80 years old. Image their distribution analyzed Reporting Data System (CO-RADS) level suspicion infection was applied.
 Results: results showed that 21 /49 (42.86 %) CO-RAD 4 28 (57.14 5. most patterns 42/49 (85.71 ground glass opacification (GGO), 40/49 (81.63%) bilateral involvement 41/49 (83.67 multi-lobar involvement, 37/49 (75,51 peripheral 15/49 (30.61 consolidation pattern 3/49 (6.12%) crazy paving pattern. On other hand youngest less than 50 year,79 % had GGO, lung consolidations ,while over year ,GGO presented 56 44 %. In addition, range 40 95 median 60 represented more as – while 55 death 85 non-chronic 70 comorbidity coinfection.
 Conclusion: concluded different reported elderly associated risk factors (comorbidity coinfection). have good predictive values on severity mortality. Also can support clinicians staff detection, triage, criteria admission, effective management infection.