Chest CT as a Complement to RT-PCR to Confirm and Follow-up COVID-19 Patients
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https://doi.org/10.19166/med.v8i1.3122Keywords:
polymerase chain reaction, chest x-ray, chest HRCT, COVID-19Abstract
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.
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