CT Scanning in Suspected Stroke or Head Trauma: Is it Worth Going the Extra Mile and Including the Chest to Screen for COVID-19 Infection? [ADULT BRAIN]

CONCLUSIONS:
The sensitivity of additional chest CT is fairly high. However, a negative result does not exclude COVID-19. The positive predictive value is poor. Correlation of chest CT results with epidemiologic history and clinical presentation, along with real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, is needed for confirmation.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - July 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Kwee, R. M., Krdzalic, J., Fasen, B. A. C. M., de Jaegere, T. M. H., for the COVID-19 CT Investigators South-East Netherlands (CISEN) Study Group Tags: ADULT BRAIN Source Type: research