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Chest CTs were analyzed through a (1) Total Severity Score visually quantified by an emergency (TSS1) and a thoracic radiologist (TSS2); (2) density mask technique quantifying normal parenchyma (DM_Norm 1) and ground glass opacities (DM_GGO1) repeated after the manual delineation of consolidations (DM_Norm2, DM_GGO2, DM_Consolidation); (3) texture analysis quantifying normal parenchyma (TA_Norm) and interstitial lung disease (TA_ILD). Association with outcomes was assessed through Chi-square and the Mann\u2013Whitney test. The TSS inter-reader variability was assessed through intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland\u2013Altman analysis. The relationship between quantitative variables and outcomes was investigated through multivariate logistic regression analysis. Variables correlation was investigated using Spearman analysis. Results: Overall, 192 patients (mean age, 66.8 \u00b1 15.4 years) were included. TSS was significantly higher in intubated patients but only TSS1 in survivors. TSS presented an ICC of 0.83 (0.76; 0.88) and a bias (LOA) of 1.55 (\u22124.69, 7.78). DM_Consolidation showed the greatest median difference between survivors\/not survivors (p = 0.002). The strongest independent predictor for mortality was DM_Consolidation (AUC 0.688), while the strongest independent predictor for the intensity of care was TSS2 (0.7498). DM_Norm 2 was the singular feature independently associated with both the outcomes. DM_GGO1 strongly correlated with TA_ILD (\u03c1 = 0.977). 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