Chest HRCT pattern in SARS COV 2 pneumonia: correlations of imaging findings in clinically suspected RT-PCR negative and positive patients.

Abstract

Abstract 
The objective was to study the spectrum of lungs involvement as concluded by HRCT scan chest 
finding and to compare HRCT findings with RT-PCR in COVID 19 suspected patients who are 
hospitalized Chest HRCT pattern  in SARS COV 2 pneumonia: correlations of imaging findings in 
clinically suspected RT-PCR negative and  positive patients along with the prognosis determination 
through CT severity score. 
This study was performed in a tertiary care hospital cum Medical College in Eastern India This   
retrospective cross-sectional  study was conducted by department of Microbiology and Radiology on  
patients with high clinical suspicion for COVID-19  presented to the Diagnostic Radiology 
Department from January 2021 to June 2021.Along with Covid RT PCR High-resolution computed 
tomography(HRCT) chest were done for all suspected patients.