title: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: What Does a Radiologist Need to Know?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The overarching goal of this article is to provide radiologists with the most up-to-date information regarding the underlying epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, and imaging findings related to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a potentially deadly new infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An increased awareness of MERS-CoV and an understanding of the radiologic features of MERS-CoV can improve the early assessment and monitoring of this new infection. Radiologists can provide information based on chest radiographic and CT scores that can be helpful for patient management and predicting prognosis.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain 11525, United Arab Emirates.|2 Department of Medical Imaging, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Karuna M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.|4 Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Edward Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain 11525, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Ruth D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Medical Imaging, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Larsson
mesh_terms: D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT; Middle East respiratory syndrome cornoavirus (MERS-CoV); acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); chest radiography; pleural effusion