1. Efficacy of Chest CT for COVID-19 Pneumonia Diagnosis in France
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Herpe, Guillaume, Lederlin, Mathieu, Naudin, Mathieu, Ohana, Mickaël, Chaumoitre, Kathia, Gregory, Jules, Vilgrain, Valérie, Freitag, Cornelia Anna, De Margerie-Mellon, Constance, Flory, Violaine, Ludwig, Marie, Mondot, Lydiane, Fitton, Isabelle, Jacquier, Alexis, Raymond, Robert, Ardilouze, Paul, Petit, Isabelle, Gervaise, Alban, Bayle, Olivier, Crombe, Arielle, Mekuko sokeng, Magloire, Thomas, Clément, Henry, Geraldine, Bliah, Virginie, Le Tat, Thomas, Guillot, Marc-Samir, Gendrin, Paul, Garetier, Marc, Bertolle, Estelle, Montagne, Catherine, Langlet, Benjamin, Kalaaji, Abdulrazak, Kayayan, Hampar, Desmots, Florian, Dhaene, Benjamin, Saulnier, Pierre-Jean, Guillevin, Remy, Bartoli, Jean-Michel, Beregi, Jean-Paul, Tasu, Jean Pierre, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Poitiers (CHU Poitiers), Data Analysis and Computations Through Imaging Modeling-Mathématiques, Imagerie, Santé (DACTIM-MIS), Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Applications (LMA-Poitiers), Université de Poitiers-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Poitiers-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Service de radiologie et imagerie médicale [Rennes] = Radiology [Rennes], CHU Pontchaillou [Rennes], Nouvel Hôpital Civil de Strasbourg, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), Aix-Marseille Université - École de médecine (AMU SMPM MED), Aix-Marseille Université - Faculté des sciences médicales et paramédicales (AMU SMPM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Hôpital Beaujon [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU Nîmes), Hopital Saint-Louis [AP-HP] (AP-HP), Centre de recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI (UMR_S_1149 / ERL_8252 / U1149)), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Hôpital Pasteur [Nice] (CHU), Centre Hospitalier Annecy-Genevois [Saint-Julien-en-Genevois], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice (CHU Nice), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou [APHP] (HEGP), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Ouest - Hôpitaux Universitaires Île de France Ouest (HUPO), Centre de résonance magnétique biologique et médicale (CRMBM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département de Cardiologie [Hôpital de la Timone - APHM], Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM)- Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM] (TIMONE), Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque (CHCB), Département de Radiologie adultes [CHRU Nancy], Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy)-Université de Lorraine (UL), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Legouest, Service de Santé des Armées, Imagerie Guilloz [CHRU Nancy] (Service d'imagerie Guilloz), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy), Hôpital Saint-Joseph [Marseille], Clinique Emilie de Vialar, Centre Hospitalier [Douai, Nord], Centre Hospitalier Rives De Seine (CHRDS), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Begin, Hôpital d'instruction des Armées Percy, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Médicale [CHU Limoges], CHU Limoges, Hôpital Dupuytren [CHU Limoges], Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont Tonnerre, Hôpital d’Argenteuil, Centre hospitalier Pierre Le Damany - Lannion, Centre hospitalier de Lannion, Institut Bergonié [Bordeaux], UNICANCER, Centre hospitalier Lucien Hussel, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Laveran, CHU Tivoli, CIC - Poitiers, Université de Poitiers-Centre hospitalier universitaire de Poitiers (CHU Poitiers)-Direction Générale de l'Organisation des Soins (DGOS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM] (TIMONE)
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Adult ,Male ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Chest ct ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,[SDV.MHEP.PSR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pulmonology and respiratory tract ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Thoracic Imaging ,Young Adult ,MESH: SARS-CoV-2 ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,[INFO.INFO-IM]Computer Science [cs]/Medical Imaging ,Humans ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Prospective Studies ,Child ,Letters to the Editor ,Prospective cohort study ,Aged ,Original Research ,Aged, 80 and over ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,MESH: Female ,France / epidemiology ,Middle Aged ,Radiography, Thoracic / methods ,Thorax ,medicine.disease ,Communications ,MESH: Adolescent ,COVID-19 / diagnostic imaging ,COVID-19 / epidemiology ,Child, Preschool ,Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ,Pneumonia ,Tomography x ray computed ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Radiography, Thoracic ,France ,Radiology ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,business - Abstract
International audience; The role and performance of chest CT in the diagnosis of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remains under active investigation. Purpose To evaluate the French national experience using chest CT for COVID-19, results of chest CT and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays were compared together and with the final discharge diagnosis used as the reference standard. Materials and Methods A structured CT scan survey (NCT04339686) was sent to 26 hospital radiology departments in France between March 2, 2020, and April 24, 2020. These dates correspond to the peak of the national COVID-19 epidemic. Radiology departments were selected to reflect the estimated geographic prevalence heterogeneities of the epidemic. All symptomatic patients suspected of having COVID-19 pneumonia who underwent both initial chest CT and at least one RT-PCR test within 48 hours were included. The final discharge diagnosis, based on multiparametric items, was recorded. Data for each center were prospectively collected and gathered each week. Test efficacy was determined by using the Mann-Whitney test, Student t test, χ2 test, and Pearson correlation coefficient. P < .05 indicated a significant difference. Results Twenty-six of 26 hospital radiology departments responded to the survey, with 7500 patients entered; 2652 did not have RT-PCR test results or had unknown or excess delay between the RT-PCR test and CT. After exclusions, 4824 patients (mean age, 64 years ± 19 [standard deviation], 2669 male) were included. With final diagnosis as the reference, 2564 of the 4824 patients had COVID-19 (53%). Sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, and positive predictive value of chest CT in the diagnosis of COVID-19 were 2319 of 2564 (90%; 95% CI: 89, 91), 2056 of 2260 (91%; 95% CI: 91, 92), 2056 of 2300 (89%; 95% CI: 87, 90), and 2319 of 2524 (92%; 95% CI: 91, 93), respectively. There was no significant difference for chest CT efficacy among the 26 geographically separate sites, each with varying amounts of disease prevalence. Conclusion Use of chest CT for the initial diagnosis and triage of patients suspected of having coronavirus disease 2019 was successful.
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- 2021
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