The role of CT imaging for management of COVID-19 in epidemic area: early experience from a University Hospital

Abstract Background To evaluate the clinical value of the chest CT scan compared to the reference standard real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in COVID-19 patients. Methods From March 29th to April 15th of 2020, a total of 240 patients with respiratory distress underwent both a low-dose che...

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Main Authors: Vikram rao Bollineni, Koenraad Hans Nieboer, Seema Döring, Nico Buls, Johan de Mey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-01-01
Series:Insights into Imaging
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-020-00957-5