Review Article

Chest Computed Tomography Findings in COVID-19 and Influenza: A Narrative Review

Table 3

Predominant location of parenchymal findings.

AuthorStudy groupMultifocal distribution, (%)No. of lobes, (%)Bilateral distribution, (%)Peripheral or central, (%)Upper/middle/lower

Xu et al. [27]CMF 62 (69.0)>1 lobe 53 (59.0)B 53 (59.0)P 46 (51.0)L
Yang et al. [28]CP 53 (35.9)L
Wang et al. [29]C>1 lobeBP
Lu et al. [16]CMF 9 (83.9)>1 lobeP 11 (100.0)L
Zhou et al. [30]CP 48 (77.4)
Shi et al. [31]CMF 43 (53.0)B 64 (79.0)P 44 (54.0)L
Zhao et al. [32]CMF 55 (54.5)>1 lobe 66 (65.0)B 83 (82.2)P 88 (87.1)L
Han et al. [17]CP 97 (90.0)
Li and Xia [33]C5 lobes 38 (75.0)P 49 (96.1)
Amorim et al. [34]IB 63 (89.0)R
Elicker et al. [35]IB 20 (100.0)
Henzler et al. [36]IRR
Jartti et al. [37]I5 lobes 101 (75.0)P 74 (55)L
Marchiori et al. [38]IB 20 (100.0)P 13 (65.0)
Nicolini et al. [39]I (>50.0)BL
Shim et al. [40]I (>50.0)Ce 12 (60.0)L
Valente et al. [41]ICe 18 (44.3)

: number of cases; C: COVID-19; I: influenza; MF: multifocal; B: bilateral; R: random, Ce: central; P: periphery; L: lower.