Journal article
Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents major challenges. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing is used to diagnose a current infection, but its utility as a reference standard is constrained by sampling errors, limited sensitivity (71% to 98%), and dependence on the timing of specimen collection. Chest imaging tests are being used in the …
Authors
Salameh J-P; Leeflang MM; Hooft L; Islam N; McGrath TA; van der Pol CB; Frank RA; Prager R; Hare SS; Dennie C
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 9, No. 9,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd013639.pub2
ISSN
1361-6137