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We examined characteristics of chest CT across different time periods for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in Huizhou, China This study included 56 COVID-19 patients with abnormal CT acquired between January 22 and March 3, 2020 The 141 scans of 56 patients were classified into four groups (Groups 1-4) based on dates on which scans were obtained at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd week or longer than three weeks after illness onset Forty-five patients with follow-up scans were categorized into four groups (Groups A-D) according to extent that lesions reduced (≥ 75%, 50-75%, 25-50% and < 25%) Ground-glass opacities (GGO) was prevalent in Groups 1-4 (58 1-82 6%), while percentages of consolidation ranged between 9 7% in Group 4 and 26 2% in Group 2 The highest frequency of fibrous stripes occurred in Group 3 (46 7%) Total CT scores were on average higher in Groups 2-3 Among 45 follow-up patients, 11 (24 4%) of them recovered with lesions reducing ≥ 75%, with the lowest median age and total CT scores on admission There are temporal patterns of lung abnormalities in COVID-19 patients, with higher extent of lesion involvement occurring in the 2nd and 3rd week Persisting lung changes indicate some patients may need isolation after discharge from hospital
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