Comparison of Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19 With RSNA and BSTI Guidelines

Seyhmus Kavak764 enrolled

Overview

To present the first admission chest computed tomography (CT) findings of patients followed up with a diagnosis of COVID-19, and to compare the two classification systems by evaluating these findings according to the BSTI and RSNA guidelines.

A total of 764 adult patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 inpatient of researchers' hospital 2020 were included in this study. The findings were recorded as typical, indeterminate, and atypical by the RSNA guidelines and as classical COVID-19, possible COVID-19, indeterminate, and non-COVID-19 by the BSTI classification. The data obtained according to both classification systems were compared with each other.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

764

Conditions

Covid19 Infection Viral CT Scan

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Who had single negative RT-PCR 2. Non-optimal chest CT , insufficient data 3. \<18 age of year 4. Thoracic trauma 5. Chest CT Negative Exclusion Criteria: 1. RT-PCR positive and chest CT positive findings 2. At least two RT-PCR negative and chest CT positive findings 3. \>18 age of year

Locations (1)

Sağlik Bilimleri Üniversitesi Training and Research Hospital

Diyarbakır, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Current study evaluating the success of the guidelines recommended by RSNA and BSTI in detecting COVID-19 disease

Kappa correlation analysis was performed between radiologists in the evaluation of chest CT findings of COVID-19 disease according to BSTI and RSNA guidelines.

Time frame: 1st week from the moment of first admission

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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