CT scan chest findings in symptomatic COVID-19 patients: a reliable alternative for diagnosis.
Ghana Med J
; 54(4 Suppl): 97-99, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1436200
ABSTRACT
Computed Tomography (CT) scan of the chest plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 pneumonia shows typical CT Scan features which can aid diagnoses and therefore help in the early detection and isolation of infected patients. CT scanners are readily available in many parts of Ghana. It is able to show findings typical for COVID-19 infection of the chest, even in instances where Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) misses the diagnosis. Little is known about the diagnostic potential of chest CT scan and COVID-19 among physicians even though CT scan offers a high diagnostic accuracy.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Symptom Assessment
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COVID-19 Testing
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COVID-19
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Ghana Med J
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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