Imaging of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

n epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) began in mid March 2003 in Hong Kong, China.This epidemic soon spread throughout the territory and to the rest of the world.By the end of April 2003, 26 coun-tries and 4288 patients have been affected, and new cases are being reported daily [1].At our institution, we have, at the time of this writing, treated over 300 SARS patients and obtained in excess of 3000 chest radiographs and over 100 CT scans of the thorax.We present the radiographic and CT appearances of SARS in Hong Kong.The imaging appearances of SARS may be different in other settings or regions.We hope this review adds to the collective knowledge of this disease.