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Diagnostic Accuracy of High-Resolution CT in Early Diagnosis of COVID-19Patients with Comparison to Reverse Transcript...
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Diagnostic Accuracy of High-Resolution CT in Early Diagnosis of COVID-19Patients with Comparison to Reverse Transcript...
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To determine the accuracy of high-resolution CT (HRCT) in early diagnosis of COVID-19 in comparison toReverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).Study Design and Setting: This was a retrospective study, conducted in Department of Radiology, PNS Shifa Hospital,Karachi from April 2020 to June 2020.Methodology: A total of 115 patients were included in the study who presented with symptoms. Patient’s data such asdemographic details, clinical presentations, RT-PCR reports and HRCT reports were collected from the record of thehospital. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS-25.Results: Out of 115 study participants, 98(85.2%) were male and 17(14.8%) were female with the average age of 50.53(±18.64) years. Fever along with cough was the most common clinical presentation, presented by 91(79.1%) subjects. Incomparison to RT-PCR, sensitivity of HRCT was 96.2%, its specificity standing at 60% with the overall accuracy ...
