Rational Use of CT-Scan for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia: Comparative Accuracy of Different Strategies

Rational Use of CT-Scan for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia: Comparative Accuracy of Different Strategies

Diagnosing pneumonia in emergency departments is challenging because the accuracy of symptoms, signs and laboratory tests is limited. As a confirmation test, chest X-ray has significant limitations and is outperformed by CT-scan. However, obtaining a CT-scan in all cases of suspected pneumonia has s...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Garin, Christophe Marti, Sebastian Carballo, Pauline Darbellay Farhoumand, Xavier Montet, Xavier Roux, Max Scheffler, Christine Serratrice, Jacques Serratrice, Yann-Erick Claessens, Xavier Duval, Paul Loubet, Jérôme Stirnemann, Virginie Prendki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
clinical prediction model
lower respiratory tract infection
CT-scan
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/4/514

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