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ArticleClinical imaging2022

Diagnostic accuracy of CO-RADS in patients with suspected Coronavirus Disease-2019: A single center experience.

Joao Guilherme Boaretto Guimaraes, Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira Salvador, Carolina Lobo Papp, Adrian Sobreiro Leal Boica, Andressa Borges Bittencourt, Isabela Fernanda Rohde Grandi, Kelvin Suckow, Vinicius Ribas Fonseca

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Joao Guilherme Boaretto GuimaraesBrazilian Redcross - Parana Chapter, Vicente Machado, 1310, Curitiba, Parana 80420-011, Brazil.
Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira SalvadorBrazilian Redcross - Parana Chapter, Vicente Machado, 1310, Curitiba, Parana 80420-011, Brazil; Federal University of Parana, Department of Radiology, Internal Medicine Branch, R. General Carneiro, 181, Curitiba, PR 80060-900, Brazil. Electronic address: glucca11@gmail.com.
Carolina Lobo PappBrazilian Redcross - Parana Chapter, Vicente Machado, 1310, Curitiba, Parana 80420-011, Brazil.
Adrian Sobreiro Leal BoicaBrazilian Redcross - Parana Chapter, Vicente Machado, 1310, Curitiba, Parana 80420-011, Brazil.
Andressa Borges BittencourtBrazilian Redcross - Parana Chapter, Vicente Machado, 1310, Curitiba, Parana 80420-011, Brazil; X-Leme Radiology Clinic, Batel Av 1541, Curitiba, Parana 80420-090, Brazil.
Isabela Fernanda Rohde GrandiBrazilian Redcross - Parana Chapter, Vicente Machado, 1310, Curitiba, Parana 80420-011, Brazil; X-Leme Radiology Clinic, Batel Av 1541, Curitiba, Parana 80420-090, Brazil.
Kelvin SuckowBrazilian Redcross - Parana Chapter, Vicente Machado, 1310, Curitiba, Parana 80420-011, Brazil.
Vinicius Ribas FonsecaBrazilian Redcross - Parana Chapter, Vicente Machado, 1310, Curitiba, Parana 80420-011, Brazil.

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Abstract

introductionCOVID-19 Reporting and Data System (CO-RADS) is a tool for standardizing the reports of patients with suspected or confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infection. We performed a study of the performance of the CO-RADS in a triage scenario of patients in Brazil.

methodsData from 426 Computed Tomography (CT) scans from March 2020 through December 2020 were assessed in an ambidirectional, both retrospective and prospective, for the assessment in one of the six categories of the CO-RADS. We assessed sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR) Youden's index, Positive and Negative Clinical Utility Index (UC + and UC- respectively) and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR). We also plotted Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve with Area Under the Curve (AUC) for CO-RADS of >4 (4 + 5).

resultsFor CO-RADS classification > 4 (4 + 5) considered positive, the AUC obtained was of 0.89 (95% CI of 0.02), sensitivity of 78% (95% CI of 0.3), specificity of 91% (95% CI of 0.3), PPV of 0.92 (95% CI of 0.02), NPV of 0.41 (95% CI of 0.03), PLR of 0.85 (95% CI of 0.2), and NLR of 0.23 (95% CI of 0.02).

conclusionCO-RADS demonstrated overall good diagnostic performance in stratifying patients with suspected Sars-CoV-2 infection, even those without confirmed laboratorial diagnosis, therefore being useful in a triage scenario with lack of resources.

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COVID-19Data SystemsHumansProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Sensitivity and SpecificityComputed TomographyCO-RADSCOVID-19Diagnostic performanceSars-COV-2

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PMCPMC8851875

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