Performance of Low-Dose Chest CT as a Triage Tool for Suspected COVID-19 Patients.

Jeroen Desmet Charlotte M BiebaÛ Walter De Wever Lesley Cockmartin Verbraeken Viktor Johan Coolen Johny A Verschakelen Adriana Dubbeldam

Published in: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology (2021)

Low-dose chest CT has a high specificity and a moderate to high sensitivity in symptomatic patients with suspicion of COVID-19 and could be used as an effective tool in setting of triage in high-prevalence areas.

Keyphrases

low dose
sars cov
emergency department
image quality
computed tomography
dual energy
high dose
contrast enhanced
coronavirus disease
risk factors
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
pulmonary embolism
high intensity
magnetic resonance
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
structural basis