The Role of Medical Imaging in COVID-19 Detection and Diagnosis: A Review

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the main cause of Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulting in a massive death toll across the world. In December 2019, Wuhan Province of China witnessed the first case of COVID-19 and within less time complete world suffered from this deadly virus. Medical imaging modalities like X-ray, Computed Tomography (CT), Medical Resonance Image (MRI) etc. plays vital role in detecting COVID-19. Further medical imaging when combined with the recently emerging technologies - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning (ML) strengthens the power of the imaging tools and help medical specialists for diagnosis. Moreover, the Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) platforms can also be developed to help radiologists make clinical decisions. This paper can provide the researchers and organizations with new insights in how the medical imaging along with recent technologies can aid to overcome the situation of COVID-19 by detecting and diagnosing in its early stage.