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Chest CT and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Critical Review of the Literature to Date.

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Raptis, CA; Hammer, MM; Short, RG; Shah, A; Bhalla, S; Bierhals, AJ; Filev, PD; Hope, MD; Jeudy, J; Kligerman, SJ; Henry, TS
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
October 2020

OBJECTIVE. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global pandemic. Studies in the radiology literature have suggested that CT might be sufficiently sensitive and specific in diagnosing COVID-19 when used in lieu of a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test; however, this suggestion runs counter to current society guidelines. The purpose of this article is to critically review some of the most frequently cited studies on the use of CT for detecting COVID-19. CONCLUSION. To date, the radiology literature on COVID-19 has consisted of limited retrospective studies that do not substantiate the use of CT as a diagnostic test for COVID-19.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

October 2020

Volume

215

Issue

4

Start / End Page

839 / 842

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Pandemics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • COVID-19
  • Betacoronavirus
 

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Raptis, C. A., Hammer, M. M., Short, R. G., Shah, A., Bhalla, S., Bierhals, A. J., … Henry, T. S. (2020). Chest CT and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Critical Review of the Literature to Date. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 215(4), 839–842. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.20.23202
Raptis, Constantine A., Mark M. Hammer, Ryan G. Short, Amar Shah, Sanjeev Bhalla, Andrew J. Bierhals, Peter D. Filev, et al. “Chest CT and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Critical Review of the Literature to Date.AJR Am J Roentgenol 215, no. 4 (October 2020): 839–42. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.20.23202.
Raptis CA, Hammer MM, Short RG, Shah A, Bhalla S, Bierhals AJ, et al. Chest CT and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Critical Review of the Literature to Date. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Oct;215(4):839–42.
Raptis, Constantine A., et al. “Chest CT and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Critical Review of the Literature to Date.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 215, no. 4, Oct. 2020, pp. 839–42. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/AJR.20.23202.
Raptis CA, Hammer MM, Short RG, Shah A, Bhalla S, Bierhals AJ, Filev PD, Hope MD, Jeudy J, Kligerman SJ, Henry TS. Chest CT and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Critical Review of the Literature to Date. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Oct;215(4):839–842.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

October 2020

Volume

215

Issue

4

Start / End Page

839 / 842

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Pandemics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • COVID-19
  • Betacoronavirus