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The value of chest X-ray and CT severity scoring systems in the diagnosis of COVID-19: A review

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a coronavirus family member known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The main laboratory test to confirm the quick diagnosis of COVID-19 infection is reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based on nasal...

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Autor principal: Majrashi, Naif Ali A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9877460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36714121
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.1076184
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description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a coronavirus family member known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The main laboratory test to confirm the quick diagnosis of COVID-19 infection is reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based on nasal or throat swab sampling. A small percentage of false-negative RT-PCR results have been reported. The RT-PCR test has a sensitivity of 50–72%, which could be attributed to a low viral load in test specimens or laboratory errors. In contrast, chest CT has shown 56–98% of sensitivity in diagnosing COVID-19 at initial presentation and has been suggested to be useful in correcting false negatives from RT-PCR. Chest X-rays and CT scans have been proposed to predict COVID-19 disease severity by displaying the score of lung involvement and thus providing information about the diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 infection. As a result, the current study provides a comprehensive overview of the utility of the severity score index using X-rays and CT scans in diagnosing patients with COVID-19 when compared to RT-PCR.
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spelling pubmed-98774602023-01-27 The value of chest X-ray and CT severity scoring systems in the diagnosis of COVID-19: A review Majrashi, Naif Ali A. Front Med (Lausanne) Medicine Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a coronavirus family member known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The main laboratory test to confirm the quick diagnosis of COVID-19 infection is reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based on nasal or throat swab sampling. A small percentage of false-negative RT-PCR results have been reported. The RT-PCR test has a sensitivity of 50–72%, which could be attributed to a low viral load in test specimens or laboratory errors. In contrast, chest CT has shown 56–98% of sensitivity in diagnosing COVID-19 at initial presentation and has been suggested to be useful in correcting false negatives from RT-PCR. Chest X-rays and CT scans have been proposed to predict COVID-19 disease severity by displaying the score of lung involvement and thus providing information about the diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 infection. As a result, the current study provides a comprehensive overview of the utility of the severity score index using X-rays and CT scans in diagnosing patients with COVID-19 when compared to RT-PCR. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9877460/ /pubmed/36714121 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.1076184 Text en Copyright © 2023 Majrashi. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title The value of chest X-ray and CT severity scoring systems in the diagnosis of COVID-19: A review
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title_short The value of chest X-ray and CT severity scoring systems in the diagnosis of COVID-19: A review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9877460/
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