Comparison of initial thin-section CT features in coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia and other community-acquired pneumonia

Zhu, Qiao; Ren, Chenhua; Wang, Xiaohua

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-29838/v1

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“…Because of its high sensitivity and specificity, chest CT can easily identify lung abnormalities in suspected patients and is considered as an accurate imaging technique to assess the severity of the disease in symptomatic individuals. Moreover, chest CT is a reliable method for monitoring and isolating infected patients with time-sensitive emergency conditions to reduce disease transmission [10][11][12]. In this review, we aimed to briefly explore the SARS-CoV-2 diag-nostic methods and highlight the value of chest CT scan in diagnosis, prognosis, classification, management, and follow-up of infected patients.…”

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COVID-19 diagnostic approaches with an extensive focus on computed tomography in accurate diagnosis, prognosis, staging, and follow-up

Koosha¹,

Kamalabadi²,

Yousefi³

et al. 2023

Pol J Radiol

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Although a long time has passed since its outbreak, there is currently no specific treatment for COVID-19, and it seems that the most appropriate strategy to combat this pandemic is to identify and isolate infected individuals. Various clinical diagnosis methods such as molecular techniques, serologic assays, and imaging techniques have been developed to identify suspected patients. Although reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) has emerged as a reference standard method for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, the high rate of false-negative results and limited supplies to meet current demand are the main shortcoming of this technique. Based on a comprehensive literature review, imaging techniques, particularly computed tomography (CT), show an acceptable level of sensitivity in the diagnosis and follow-up of COVID-19. Indeed, because lung infection or pneumonia is a common complication of COVID-19, the chest CT scan can be an alternative testing method in the early diagnosis and treatment assessment of the disease. In this review, we summarize all the currently available frontline diagnostic tools for the detection of SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals and highlight the value of chest CT scan in the diagnosis, prognosis, staging, management, and follow-up of infected patients.

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confidence: 99%