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A CT scan is not an appropriate screening test for COVID-19. Also, that paper will have no clinical impact. Thread: https://twitter.com/drlukeor/status/1233547
by carbocation 7y ago
A CT scan is not an appropriate screening test for COVID-19.
Also, that paper will have no clinical impact. Thread: https://twitter.com/drlukeor/status/1233547995192279040?s=21 https://twitter.com/drlukeor/status/1233547995192279040?s=21
- carbocation 7y agoFollow-up from the American College of Radiology: https://www.acr.org/Advocacy-and-Economics/ACR-Position-Statements/Recommendations-for-Chest-Radiography-and-CT-for-Suspected-COVID19-Infection https://www.acr.org/Advocacy-and-Economics/ACR-Position-Stat... "CT should not be used to screen for or as a first-line test to diagnose COVID-19"