Evaluation of an Established Semi-Quantitative Chest CT Scoring System for Assessing the Severity of COVID-19 Pneumonia: What Is Its Diagnostic Value Regarding Patient Outcomes?

Anna J Höink, Simon T Scherfeld, Anna Movlilishvili, Hagen Vorwerk, Michel Eisenblätter, Johann P Addicks, Eugen Neumann

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Anna J HöinkDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Lippe, Medical School and University Medical Center OWL, Bielefeld University, 32756 Detmold, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2798-9344

Simon T ScherfeldDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Lippe, Medical School and University Medical Center OWL, Bielefeld University, 32756 Detmold, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-7277-7101

Anna MovlilishviliDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Lippe, Medical School and University Medical Center OWL, Bielefeld University, 32756 Detmold, Germany.

Hagen VorwerkDepartment of Pneumology, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Klinikum Lippe Lemgo, Lung Cancer Center Lippe, 32657 Lemgo, Germany.

Michel EisenblätterDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Lippe, Medical School and University Medical Center OWL, Bielefeld University, 32756 Detmold, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1441-7934

Johann P AddicksDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Lippe, Medical School and University Medical Center OWL, Bielefeld University, 32756 Detmold, Germany.

Eugen NeumannDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Lippe, Medical School and University Medical Center OWL, Bielefeld University, 32756 Detmold, Germany.

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AI-based assessmentchest CTCOVID-19 pneumoniaCT scoring systemICU stay

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PMID42793793

DOI10.3390/diagnostics16183008

PMCPMC13605799

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