Chest CT as a Complement to RT-PCR to Confirm and Follow-up COVID-19 Patients

Comparing the Diagnostic Power of Chest CT Scan and RT-PCR in Diagnosis of COVID-19

Background and purpose: Proper diagnosis of patients with COVID-19 is one of the challenges in medical centers. RT-PCR is the standard and reference test in diagnosis of patients with COVID-19. This study aimed at accelerating the correct diagnosis of COVID-19 and the diagnostic power of chest CT scan and RT-PCR. Materials and methods: This study was performed in 569 patients with COVID-19 adm...

Chest CT Scan Findings and Severity of Disease in Patients with COVID-19 Admitted to Qaemshahr Razi Hospital, 2020-2021

Background and purpose: Timely diagnosis of patients with suspected COVID-19 using chest Computed tomography (CT) scan is of great benefit in reducing the severity of the disease. Previous studies did not address this issue, so, this study aimed to investigate the findings of chest CT scan images and the severity of lung involvement in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Materials and methods...

Chest CT Findings (COVID-19), Analysis of 200 Cases (Postmortem)

Background and Objective: COVID-19 was first seen in Wuhan-China in December 2019, and became a widely- spreadepidemic and caused a terrifying life-threatening problem in most societies of the world. In Iran, a declaration was made on  January 20, 2020, and all health systems were alerted of the disease threats. Materials and Methods: We collected all chest CT scans of 200 cases diagnosed as C...

Diagnostic value of chest CT in Iranian patients with suspected COVID-19

Background: In the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a rising need for a rapid and reliable diagnostic tool. We hypothesized that chest computed tomography (CT) can be a potential alternative for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of chest CT and RT-PCR in Iranian patients with suspected COVID-19. Methods: In a...

COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: The Problematic Management of Residents Without Positive COVID-19 RT-PCR