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

Constantine A. Raptis; Mark M. Hammer; Ryan G. Short; Amar Shah; Sanjeev Bhalla; Andrew J. Bierhals; Peter D. Filev; Michael D. Hope; Jean Jeudy; Seth J. Kligerman; Travis S. Henry

doi:10.2214/AJR.20.23202

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

Constantine A. Raptis, Mark M. Hammer, Ryan G. Short, Amar Shah, Sanjeev Bhalla, Andrew J. Bierhals, Peter D. Filev, Michael D. Hope, Jean Jeudy, Seth J. Kligerman, Travis S. Henry

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	839-842
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	215
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.20.23202
State	Published - Oct 2020

Keywords

Coronavirus
Covid-19
Ct
Infection
Sensitivity
Specificity

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