Congruence of radiological scoring systems used in COVID-19 pneumonia and effect of comorbid diseases on radiological features

Background/Aim: Several scoring systems have been developed to standardize radiological findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. The most commonly used the examination of are those North American Radiology Association (RSNA), British Thoracic Society (BTS), and Reporting Data System (CO-RADS). However, compatibility between these has not evaluated before. Therefore, this study features pneumonia congruence determined effect comorbidities demographic characteristics on thoracic computed tomography (TCT) context COVID-19. Methods: A retrospective cohort was performed attending our unit a suspicion who also had positive real-time transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. All TCT images were subjected RSNA, BTS, CO-RADS systems. Demographic data such as age gender, comorbid conditions recorded. Results: showed peripheral, posterior, bilateral involvement 97.7%, 87.6% patients, respectively. common finding ground glass appearance, which found 95.5% patients. Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score an impact RSNA BTS criteria (P=0.011 P=0.014), while age, presence cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic pulmonary (CPD) did (P>0.05 for all). On other hand, CCI scores CPD association CO-RADS, but there no DM, CVD (P=0.915 P=0.730). Conclusion: plays important role early management, isolation, follow-up exhibit good compatibility, could assessment. we conclude that assessment useful management monitoring