What is the Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Radiography, Ultrasound, and Computed Tomography for COVID-19?

Gottlieb, Michael; Jay, Alexander; Mogni, Benjamin

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.05.011

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“…A systematic review published in 2022 identified 51 studies that evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of different imaging modalities in symptomatic patients with suspected COVID-19. It found that CXR, LUS, and chest CT all had moderate sensitivity (80.6%, 86.4%, and 87.9%, respectively), with lower specificity for LUS (54.6%, vs. 71.5% of CXR and 80% of CT) [65]. In a retrospective study on patients admitted to the ED, CT showed better performance for COVID-19 diagnosis when compared to LUS (sensitivity and specificity for CT 90-95% and 43-69% vs. 94-93% and 7-31% for LUS, respectively) [66].…”

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confidence: 99%

Role of Imaging in the Management of Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Lung Involvement Admitted to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review

et al. 2023

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During the waves of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, emergency departments were overflowing with patients suffering with suspected medical or surgical issues. In these settings, healthcare staff should be able to deal with different medical and surgical scenarios while protecting themselves against the risk of contamination. Various strategies were used to overcome the most critical issues and guarantee quick and efficient diagnostic and therapeutic charts. The use of saliva and nasopharyngeal swab Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAAT) in the diagnosis of COVID-19 was one of the most adopted worldwide. However, NAAT results were slow to report and could sometimes create significant delays in patient management, especially during pandemic peaks. On these bases, radiology has played and continues to play an essential role in detecting COVID-19 patients and solving differential diagnosis between different medical conditions. This systematic review aims to summarize the role of radiology in the management of COVID-19 patients admitted to emergency departments by using chest X-rays (CXR), computed tomography (CT), lung ultrasounds (LUS), and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Section: Lung Ultrasounds (Lus)mentioning

confidence: 99%