Chest CT as a Complement to RT-PCR to Confirm and Follow-up COVID-19 Patients

Aziza Ghanie Icksan, Muhammad Hafiz, Annisa Dian Harlivasari

Abstract


Background : The first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was recorded in March 2020. Limitation of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has put chest CT as an essential complementary tool in the diagnosis and follow up treatment for COVID-19. Literatures strongly suggested that High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) is essential in diagnosing typical symptoms of COVID-19 at the early phase of disease due to its superior sensitivity  (97%) compared to chest x-ray (CXR).

The two cases presented in this case study showed the crucial role of chest CT with HRCT to establish the working diagnosis and follow up COVID-19 patients as a complement to RT-PCR, currently deemed a gold standard.


Keywords


polymerase chain reaction; chest x-ray; chest HRCT; COVID-19



DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19166/med.v8i1.3122

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