Open AccessThe reliability of low-dose chest CT for the initial imaging of COVID-19: comparison of structured findings, categorical diagnoses and dose levels
Author(s) -
Hakkı Muammer Karakaş,
Gülşah Yıldırım,
Esin Derin Çiçek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diagnostic and interventional radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1305-3612
DOI - 10.5152/dir.2021.20802
Subject(s) - medicine , mcnemar's test , covid-19 , nuclear medicine , kappa , protocol (science) , radiology , cohen's kappa , medical physics , pathology , statistics , mathematics , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , machine learning , computer science
The widespread use of computed tomography (CT) in COVID-19 may cause adverse biological effects. Many recommend to minimize radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic quality. This study was designed to evaluate the difference between findings of COVID-19 pneumonia on standard and low-dose protocols to provide data on the utility of the latter during initial imaging of COVID-19.