Diagnostic performance of chest radiography in high COVID-19 prevalence setting: experience from a European reference hospital.

Nicola FlorLorenzo SaggianteAnna Paola SavoldiRenato VitaleGiovanni CasazzaPaolo VillaAnna Maria Brambilla

Published in: Emergency radiology (2021)

CXR showed a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 81% in diagnosing viral pneumonia in symptomatic patients with clinical suspicion of COVID-19. Further studies in lower prevalence settings are needed.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
risk factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
healthcare
emergency department
computed tomography
case control