Diagnostic Efficacy of Chest Computed Tomography with a Dual-Reviewer Approach in Patients Diagnosed with Pneumonia Secondary to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Autor: Jaime E. Castellanos-Bermejo, Gabino Cervantes-Guevara, Enrique Cervantes-Pérez, Guillermo A. Cervantes-Cardona, Sol Ramírez-Ochoa, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Gonzalo Delgado-Hernández, Jaime A. Tavares-Ortega, Erika Gómez-Mejía, Jonathan M. Chejfec-Ciociano, Juan A. Flores-Prado, Francisco J. Barbosa-Camacho, Alejandro González-Ojeda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Tomography, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp 1617-1628 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2379-139X
2379-1381
DOI: 10.3390/tomography9050129
Popis: To compare the diagnostic effectiveness of chest computed tomography (CT) utilizing a single- versus a dual-reviewer approach in patients with pneumonia secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), we conducted a retrospective observational study of data from a cross-section of 4809 patients with probable SARS-CoV-2 from March to November 2020. All patients had a CT radiological report and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results. A dual-reviewer approach was applied to two groups while conducting a comparative examination of the data. Reviewer 1 reported 108 patients negative and 374 patients positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in group A, and 266 negative and 142 positive in group B. Reviewer 2 reported 150 patients negative and 332 patients positive for COVID-19 in group A, and 277 negative and 131 positive in group B. The consensus result reported 87 patients negative and 395 positive for COVID-19 in group A and 274 negative and 134 positive in group B. These findings suggest that a dual-reviewer approach improves chest CT diagnosis compared to a conventional single-reviewer approach.
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