Value of chest computed tomography scan in diagnosis of COVID-19; a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and chest computed tomography (CT) scan are main diagnostic modalities of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there is still no consensus on which of these methods is superior to the other. Therefore, the present meta-analysis was designed to answer to the question whether CT scan can be used in diagnosis of COVID-19 or not.

Methods

Searches were performed in Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases until the end of April 2020. Two researchers gathered the data of diagnostic accuracy studies that had attempted to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of CT scan in diagnosis of COVID-19.

Results

Data of 9 studies were included. Area under the curve of ground glass opacity (GGO), consolidation, p

SUBMITTER: Hossein H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549426 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature