The accuracy of teleradiologists in diagnosing COVID-19 based on a French multicentric emergency cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the accuracy of diagnoses of COVID-19 based on chest CT as well as inter-observer agreement between teleradiologists during on-call duty and senior radiologists in suspected COVID-19 patients.

Materials and methods

From March 13, 2020, to April 14, 2020, consecutive suspected COVID-19 adult patients who underwent both an RT-PCR test and chest CT from 15 hospitals were included in this prospective study. Chest CTs were immediately interpreted by the on-call teleradiologist and were systematically blind reviewed by a senior radiologist. Readings were categorised using a five-point scale: (1) normal; (2) non-infectious findings; (3) infectious findings but not consistent with COVID-19 infection; (4) consistent with COVID-19 infection; and (5) typical appe

SUBMITTER: Nivet H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594948 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature