Investigation of the diagnostic importance and accuracy of CT in the chest compared to the RT-PCR test for suspected COVID-19 patients in Jordan.

ABSTRACT: Background: COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. The illness varies from mild to acute. Mild illness is treated even without hospitalization. RT-PCR is one of the main techniques, which are used to diagnose COVID-19, but in this paper, we have investigated that Chest CT is a more efficient alternative option to RT-Polymerase Chain Reaction. The purpose of our study is to diagnose the importance of chest CT in comparison to the RT-PCR test method for the patients who might have COVID-19 virus. The study will aid in contrasting the performance of chest CT method and RT-PCR method. Methods: This retrospective study included 1276 patients of the Jordanian hospitals' medical database that reception and following of suspected Covid-19 patients receiving high-resolut

SUBMITTER: Alewaidat H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562777 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature