February 28, 2020

Essentials for Radiologists on COVID-19: An Update—Radiology Scientific Expert Panel

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• An update by a radiology scientific expert panel in the US reviewed current COVID-19 diagnostic tools for limitations. They report that up to 50% of patients may have normal CT scans 0-2 days after onset, 50%-75% of patients may have lung abnormalities early in disease progression, and that RT-PCR sensitivity may be as low as 60-70%.

Kanne et al. (Feb 27, 2020). Essentials for Radiologists on COVID-19: An Update—Radiology Scientific Expert Panel. Radiology. https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2020200527