False negative chest X-Rays in patients affected by COVID-19 pneumonia and corresponding chest CT findings.
Radiography (Lond)
; 26(3): e189-e194, 2020 08.
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| ID: mdl-32423842
ABSTRACT
Due to the wide availability, rapid execution, low cost, and possibility of being acquired at the patient's bed, chest X-Ray is a fundamental tool in the diagnosis, follow-up and evaluation of the treatment effectiveness of patients with pneumonia, also in the context of COVID-19 infection. However, false negative cases are possible. We report 4 cases of false negative chest X-Rays, in patients who were diagnosed positive for COVID-19 by real-time transverse-transcript-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and executed chest unenhanced CTs just after the X-Rays, demonstrating signs of COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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Multidetector Computed Tomography
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Radiography (Lond)
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article