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Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology and the Canadian Association of Radiologists’ Statement on COVID -19
Updated March 30, 2020
- A normal chest CT scan cannot exclude the diagnosis of COVID-19 especially for patients with recent onset of symptoms. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the final diagnosis of COVID-19 infection should be confirmed by a positive RT-PCR test. This is the reference standard.
- The Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR)/Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) recommend against the use of routine chest CT for screening, diagnosis and surveillance of COVID-19 infection. The CSTR/CAR recommend chest CT in patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection who may have developed complications such as a lung abscess or empyema.
Resources
The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) and the Canadian Society on Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) Recommendations on COVID-19 Management in Imaging Departments – March 25, 2020
COVID-19 Chest CT Findings: What you need to know – March 16, 2020 Video Update from Dr. Carole Dennie, CSTR President
Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR) COVID-19 Position Statement – March 10, 2020
For additional CAR updates on COVID-19 click here.
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