Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children: a systematic review of imaging findings

Background: COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus infection that can cause a severe respiratory illness and has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Because children appear to be less severely affected than adults, their imaging appearances have not been extensively reported. Objective: To systematically review available literature regarding imaging findings in paediatric cases of COVID-19. Materials and methods: We searched four databases (Medline, Embase, Cochrane, Google Scholar) for articles describing imaging findings in children with COVID-19. We included all modalities, age