Does CT help in reducing RT-PCR false negative rate for COVID-19 ?

Conclusion: There was a communality of CT findings regardless of RT-PCR status. In a pandemic setting ground glass densities in a subpleural, posterior and basal distribution are indicative of COVID 19. Thus CT chest in conjunction to RT PCR augments the diagnosis of COVID 19 pneumonia; utilization of CT chest may just be the missing link in closing this pandemic.

Source: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging - January 23, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Anirudh Kohli Anagha Joshi Ankur Shah Richa D Jain Abhishek Gorlawar Amol Dhapare Jigar Desai Aditya Shetty Chirag Shah Prachi Ostwal Anisha Talraja Source Type: research