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ArticleRadiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc

Chest CT in COVID-19: What the Radiologist Needs to Know.

Thomas C Kwee, Robert M Kwee

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Article in Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05279378 (Correlation of Lung Ultrasonography With Chest CT Findings in Cancer Patients With COVID-19 Viral Pneumonia, an Observational Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 217 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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217citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05279378 completednot on this map

Correlation of Lung Ultrasonography With Chest CT Findings in Cancer Patients With COVID-19 Viral Pneumonia, an Observational Study

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorSouth Egypt Cancer InstituteRan2022 to 2025Enrolled30ConditionsCancer PatientsArmslung ultrasonography versus CT
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

217 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 448 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. [Incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thomas C KweeFrom the Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, the Netherlands (T.C.K.); and Department of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen/Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands (R.M.K.).ORCID 0000-0001-9005-8529
Robert M KweeFrom the Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, the Netherlands (T.C.K.); and Department of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen/Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands (R.M.K.).ORCID 0000-0001-7760-867X
University Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chest CT has a potential role in the diagnosis, detection of complications, and prognostication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Implementation of appropriate precautionary safety measures, chest CT protocol optimization, and a standardized reporting system based on the pulmonary findings in this disease will enhance the clinical utility of chest CT. However, chest CT examinations may lead to both false-negative and false-positive results. Furthermore, the added value of chest CT in diagnostic decision making is dependent on several dynamic variables, most notably available resources (real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction [RT-PCR] tests, personal protective equipment, CT scanners, hospital and radiology personnel availability, and isolation room capacity) and the prevalence of both COVID-19 and other diseases with overlapping manifestations at chest CT. Chest CT is valuable to detect both alternative diagnoses and complications of COVID-19 (acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism, and heart failure), while its role for prognostication requires further investigation. The authors describe imaging and managing care of patients with COVID-19, with topics including

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Radiography, ThoracicTomography, X-Ray ComputedClinical ProtocolsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansLungPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRadiologists

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PMID33095680
PMCPMC7587296
OpenAlexW3094388274

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