Chest MRI of a pregnant woman with COVID-19 pneumonia

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This paper presents a clinical case of a 39-year-old pregnant woman with respiratory signs of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 infection. Chest MRI showed bilateral lesions in basal segments. The PCR test was positive. A lung condition was assessed without loss of significant diagnostic information. Besides that, the absence of exposure to ionizing radiation allowed to avoid a high loading dose on the patient and the fetus. This case reveals potential opportunities of MRI in the diagnosis of pulmonary pathology without exposure to ionizing radiation, especially in patient risk groups (children, pregnant women, etc.).

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Yuriy A. Vasilev

Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies of the Moscow Health Care Department; City Clinical Oncological Hospital No. 1 of the Moscow Health Care Department

Author for correspondence.
Email: dr.vasilev@me.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0208-5218
SPIN-code: 4458-5608

Ph.D

Russian Federation, Moscow

Alexander V. Bazhin

City Polyclinic No. 3 of the Moscow Health Care Department

Email: avbazhin@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3198-1334
SPIN-code: 6122-5786

Ph.D

Russian Federation, Moscow

Amir G. Masri

City Polyclinic No. 3 of the Moscow Health Care Department

Email: amir.masri6@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6294-1285
SPIN-code: 5357-1487
Russian Federation, Moscow

Yulia N. Vasileva

City Polyclinic No. 3 of the Moscow Health Care Department; Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov

Email: drugya@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4955-2749
SPIN-code: 9777-2067

Ph.D

Russian Federation, Moscow

Olga Yu. Panina

Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies of the Moscow Health Care Department

Email: olgayurpanina@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8684-775X
SPIN-code: 5504-8136

Junior Scientist Researcher

Russian Federation, Moscow

Valentin E. Sinitsyn

Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies of the Moscow Health Care Department

Email: v.sinitsyn@npcmr.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5649-2193

Professor

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Figure 1. Chest magnetic resonance imaging, T2-weighted imaging single-shot fast spin echo: a) Primary examination, b) magnetic resonance imaging 7 days later. In Fig. 1b, consolidation zones in lower lungs appeared as areas of hyperintense and isointense signals.

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3. Figure 2. Chest magnetic resonance imaging, T2-weighted imaging single-shot fast spin echo: a) Primary examination, b) magnetic resonance imaging 7 days later. In Fig. 2b, consolidation zones in the lower right lung appeared as areas of hyperintense signal.

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