Comparison of chest radiography and chest CT for evaluation of pediatric COVID-19 pneumonia: Does CT add diagnostic value?

Karuna M DasJamal A AlkoteeshJumaa Al KaabiTaleb Al MansooriAbbey J WinantRajvir SinghRajesh ParaswaniRizwan SyedElsadeg M SharifGhazala B BalhajEdward Y Lee

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)

Chest CT detected lung abnormalities, including GGO and/or consolidation, that were not observed on chest radiography in more than half of symptomatic pediatric patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. However, these additional CT findings did not affect patient management. Therefore, CT is not clinically indicated for the initial evaluation of mild to moderately symptomatic pediatric patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

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