Diagnostic performance between CT and initial real-time RT-PCR for clinically suspected 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients outside Wuhan, China

Chest CT is thought to be sensitive but less specific in diagnosing the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The diagnostic value of CT is unclear. We aimed to compare the performance of CT and initial RT-PCR for clinically suspected COVID-19 patients outside the epicentre —Wuhan, China.

Source: Respiratory Medicine - April 20, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jian-Long He, Lin Luo, Zhen-Dong Luo, Jian-Xun Lyu, Ming-Yen Ng, Xin-Ping Shen, Zhibo Wen Source Type: research