Comparative study on the diagnostic value of chest X-ray and computed tomography in patients with COVID-19
摘要
Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)spread worldwide in 2020.[1]Novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia(NCIP)is a pulmonary inflammation caused by the new coronavirus.[2]Chest computed tomography(CT)can detect lesions in the lungs allowing early diagnosis,isolation,and treatment,as well as evaluation of the effects of treatment.[3,4]We retrospectively analyzed the radiographic data of 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases and compared the clinical and epidemiological characteristics with imaging data of imported COVID-19 cases.