Diagnostic Efficacy of Chest Computed Tomography with a Dual-Reviewer Approach in Patients Diagnosed with Pneumonia Secondary to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.
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Jaime E Castellanos-BermejoDepartamento de Radiología e Imagen, Hospital General Regional 110, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44716, Mexico.ORCID 0009-0004-4263-0665
Gabino Cervantes-GuevaraDepartamento de Bienestar y Desarrollo Sustentable, Centro Universitario del Norte, Universidad de Guadalajara, Colotlán 46200, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-6249-4737
Enrique Cervantes-PérezDepartamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara 44280, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-6333-9082
Guillermo A Cervantes-CardonaDepartamento de Disciplinas Filosóficas, Metodológicas e Instrumentales, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico.
Sol Ramírez-OchoaDepartamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara 44280, Mexico.
Clotilde Fuentes-OrozcoUnidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Unidad Médica de alta especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44329, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-6230-8359
Gonzalo Delgado-HernándezUnidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Unidad Médica de alta especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44329, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9360-3254
Jaime A Tavares-OrtegaUnidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Unidad Médica de alta especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44329, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1066-0446
Erika Gómez-MejíaUnidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Unidad Médica de alta especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44329, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1326-7770
Jonathan M Chejfec-CiocianoUnidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Unidad Médica de alta especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44329, Mexico.
Juan A Flores-PradoUnidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Unidad Médica de alta especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44329, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-4887-1038
Francisco J Barbosa-CamachoDepartamento de Psiquiatría, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44280, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-3897-2767
Alejandro González-OjedaUnidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Unidad Médica de alta especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44329, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2935-8703
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Abstract
To compare the diagnostic effectiveness of chest computed tomography (CT) utilizing a single- versus a dual-reviewer approach in patients with pneumonia secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), we conducted a retrospective observational study of data from a cross-section of 4809 patients with probable SARS-CoV-2 from March to November 2020. All patients had a CT radiological report and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results. A dual-reviewer approach was applied to two groups while conducting a comparative examination of the data. Reviewer 1 reported 108 patients negative and 374 patients positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in group A, and 266 negative and 142 positive in group B. Reviewer 2 reported 150 patients negative and 332 patients positive for COVID-19 in group A, and 277 negative and 131 positive in group B. The consensus result reported 87 patients negative and 395 positive for COVID-19 in group A and 274 negative and 134 positive in group B. These findings suggest that a dual-reviewer approach improves chest CT diagnosis compared to a conventional single-reviewer approach.
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