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Typical and atypical chest CT findings in COVID–19 RTPCR positive patients

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DrGauravGarg, 2Dr Mayank Chauhan, 3Dr Sakshi Kohli, 4Dr Bindu Agarwal, 5Dr Gaurav Gupta, 6Dr Abhijeet Dixit

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Introduction:COVID-19 usually manifests clinically as pneumonia with predominant imaging findings of an atypical or organizing pneumonia. The standard technique for confirming COVID-19 is molecular testing by RT-PCR however chest imaging by CT scan can show signs of pneumonia in patients with negative RT-PCR and results can be achieved significantly faster, thus offering a potential role in supporting rapid decision making. CT scan has been shown to have more sensitivity than RT-PCR and Chest X-ray. CT Severity scoring also helps in better assessment of severity of disease.

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