Journal article
Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Our March 2021 edition of this review showed thoracic imaging computed tomography (CT) to be sensitive and moderately specific in diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia. This new edition is an update of the review.
OBJECTIVES: Our objectives were to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic imaging in people with suspected COVID-19; assess the rate of positive imaging in people who had an initial reverse transcriptase polymerase chain …
Authors
Ebrahimzadeh S; Islam N; Dawit H; Salameh J-P; Kazi S; Fabiano N; Treanor L; Absi M; Ahmad F; Rooprai P
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2022, No. 5,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd013639.pub5
ISSN
1361-6137