Does CT help in reducing RT-PCR false negative rate for COVID-19?
Background: Early detection is the key to contain the ongoing pandemic. The current gold standard to detect SARS CoV2 is RT-PCR. However, it has a high false negative rate and long turnaround time. Purpose: In view of the high sensitivity of CT in detection of lower respiratory tract pathologies, a...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2021-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijri.IJRI_739_20 |