The relationship between diagnostic value of chest computed tomography imaging and symptom duration in COVID infection

CONCLUSION: Chest CT imaging is a quite valuable tool in patients with longer than 2 days' duration of symptoms, in whom clinical and epidemiological data support the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. We suggest that the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia should be made with chest CT imaging when rtRT-PCR test cannot be performed or gives a negative result, which is important for public health and to prevent the spread of infection.
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research