Diagnostic performance of Radiological Society of North America structured reporting language for chest computed tomography findings in patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the RSNA structured reporting language for chest CT findings in patients with COVID-19.

Material and methods

Patients with suspected COVID-19 who underwent chest CT and RT-PCR tests were enrolled consecutively in this retrospective study, regardless of symptoms. Imaging findings were categorized as "typical", "indeterminate", "atypical", or "negative" according to RSNA reporting language and compared to RT-PCR. "Single, round GGO" and "single, peripheral GGO," do not fit the reporting language, were also analyzed as "indeterminate" patterns.

Results

Of the 1186 patients included in the analysis, the diagnosis of COVID-19 was confirmed in 388 patients. Of the 388 patients, CT findings were categorized as "typical" in 24

SUBMITTER: Ozer H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8101342 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature