Table 2 Qualitative scoring-CT-graphic pulmonary manifestation of COVID-19-infection according to vaccination status.
From: Pulmonary computed tomographic manifestations of COVID-19 in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients
All (n = 105) | Vaccination Status | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-vaccinated (n = 49) | Vaccinated (n = 56) | |||
RSNA categories | 0.014 | |||
Typical appearance | 49 (46.66%) | 31 (63.21%) | 18 (32.14%) | 0.002 |
Indeterminate appearance | 21 (20.00%) | 7 (14.29%) | 14 (25.00%) | 0.223 |
Atypical appearance | 16 (15.24%) | 4 (8.16%) | 12 (21.43%) | 0.1 |
Negative for pneumonia | 19 (18.10%) | 7 (14.29%) | 12 (21.43%) | 0.448 |
CO-RADS categories | 0.008 | |||
Very low | 19 (18.10%) | 7 (14.29%) | 12 (21.43%) | 0.448 |
Low | 10 (9.52%) | 2 (4.08%) | 8 (14.29%) | 0.100 |
Equivocal | 27 (25.71%) | 9 (18.37%) | 18 (32.14%) | 0.122 |
High | 8 (7.62%) | 3 (6.12%) | 5 (8.93%) | 0.721 |
Very high | 41 (39.05%) | 28 (57.14%) | 13 (23.21%) | 0.001 |
COV-RADS categories | 0.001 | |||
Normal lung | 18 (17.14%) | 6 (12.24%) | 12 (21.43%) | 0.3 |
Pathological, but not typical for Covid | 11 (10.48%) | 3 (6.12%) | 8 (14.29%) | 0.213 |
Indeterminate | 27 (25.71%) | 9 (18.37%) | 18 (32.14%) | 0.122 |
Suspect of Covid | 7 (6.66%) | 1 (2.04%) | 6 (10.71%) | 0.118 |
Typical | 42 (40.00%) | 30 (61.22%) | 12 (21.43%) | < 0.001 |
Distribution of lung changes | ||||
Axial distribution | 0.023 | |||
No predominant distribution | 21 (20.00%) | 9 (18.37%) | 12 (21.43%) | 0.808 |
Peripheral distribution | 51 (48.57%) | 31 (63.27%) | 20 (35.71%) | 0.006 |
Central distribution | 9 (8.57%) | 3 (6.12%) | 6 (10.71%) | 0.498 |
Diffuse distribution | 24 (22.85%) | 6 (12.24%) | 18 (32.14%) | 0.02 |
Craniocaudal distribution | 0.804 | |||
No predominant distribution | 19 (18.10%) | 7 (14.29%) | 12 (21.43%) | 0.448 |
Upper lobe predominant | 11 (10.47%) | 5 (10.20%) | 6 (10.71%) | 1 |
Lower lobe predominant | 35 (33.33%) | 18 (36.73%) | 17 (30.36%) | 0.538 |
Diffuse | 40 (38.10%) | 19 (38.78%) | 21 (37.50%) | 1 |
Other pulmonal findings | ||||
Crazy-paving | 23 (21.90%) | 18 (36.73%) | 5 (8.93%) | 0.001 |
Reticulation | 26 (24.77%) | 11 (22.45%) | 15 (26.79%) | 0.656 |
Bronchiectasis | 12 (11.43%) | 3 (6.12%) | 9 (16.07%) | 0.134 |
Bronchial wall thickening | 25 (23.81%) | 7 (14.29%) | 18 (32.14%) | 0.04 |
Tree-in-bud | 7 (6.66%) | 2 (4.08%) | 5 (8.93%) | 0.445 |
Bronchoaerogramm | 23 (21.90%) | 14 (28.57%) | 9 (16.07%) | 0.157 |
Vacuolar sign | 44 (41.90%) | 26 (53.06%) | 18 (32.14%) | 0.047 |
Reverse halo sign | 5 (4.76%) | 3 (6.12%) | 2 (3.57%) | 0.662 |
COP-pattern | 21 (20.00%) | 13 (26.53%) | 8 (14.29%) | 0.145 |
