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A British Society of Thoracic Imaging statement: considerations in designing local imaging diagnostic algorithms for the COVID-19 pandemic

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 75; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.crad.2020.03.008

1365-229X

Arjun Nair, Jonathan Rodrigues, Samanjit S Hare, Anthony Edey, Anand Devaraj, Joseph Jacob, Annette Johnstone, R. McStay, Erika Denton, Graham Robinson,

Ultrasound in Clinical Applications

In accordance with guidance from the Chief Medical Officer's office and the Royal College of Radiologists, the British Society of Thoracic Imaging (BSTI) recognises that based on the available evidence computed tomography (CT) currently has no upfront role in the diagnostic work-up of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (https://www.rcr.ac.uk/college/coronavirus-covid-19-what-rcr-doing/rcr-position-role-ct-patients-suspected-covid-19). Nevertheless, a number of reports have been published highlighting CT appearances in COVID-19, raising the possibility of a role for CT in patient management.