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Diagnosis of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): rRT-PCR or CT?

Chun-qin Long, Huaxiang Xu, Qinglin Shen, Xiang-jie Zhang, Bing Fan, Chuanhong Wang, Bingliang Zeng, Zicong Li, Xiaofen Li, Honglu Li

2020.3.25EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108961

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The COVID-19 outbreak highlights the need for early diagnosis, isolation and treatment and patients with typical CT findings but negative rRT-PCR results should be isolated.

Abstract

Highlights • The COVID-19 outbreak highlights the need for early diagnosis, isolation and treatment• The sensitivity of the CT was 97.2%, while the sensitivity of initial rRT-PCR was 83.3%.• Patients with typical CT findings but negative rRT-PCR results should be isolated.

Citation format

LONG, Chun-qin, et al. Diagnosis of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Rrt-pcr or CT? EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, 2020, 126: 108961–108961.