Pulmonary Artery Filling Defects in COVID-19 Patients Revealed Using CT Pulmonary Angiography: A Predictable Complication?

Table 2

Radiologic findings of 43 COVID-19 patients with CTPA.

Radiologic findings	Total ()	Absence of pulmonary embolism ()	Pulmonary embolism ()	value
CT features, (%)
Ground glass opacities	15 (35)	11 (39)	4 (27)	0.413
Consolidation	15 (35)	8 (29)	7 (47)	0.241
Ground glass opacities and consolidation	7 (16)	5 (18)	2 (13)	0.705
Crazy paving	5 (12)	4 (14)	1 (7)	0.463
Linear opacity	22 (51)	14 (50)	8 (53)	0.837
Lymphadenopathy	6 (14)	5 (18)	1 (7)	0.318
Pleural effusion	11 (26)	7 (25)	4 (27)	0.906
Number of affected lobes, (%)
0	4 (9.3%)	3 (11)	1 (7)	0.8
1	2 (4.7%)	2 (18)	0 (0)
2	2 (4.7%)	1 (4)	1 (7)
3	3 (7.0%)	0 (0)	3 (20)
4	5 (11.6%)	2 (7)	3 (20)
5	27 (62.8%)	20 (71)	7 (46)