Medicinus : Jurnal Kedokteran
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2020): June 2020

Chest CT as a Complement to RT-PCR to Confirm and Follow-up COVID-19 Patients

Icksan, Aziza Ghanie (Unknown)
Hafiz, Muhammad (Unknown)
Harlivasari, Annisa Dian (Unknown)

Article Info

Publish Date
01 Feb 2021

Abstract

Background : The first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was recorded in March 2020. Limitation of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has put chest CT as an essential complementary tool in the diagnosis and follow up treatment for COVID-19. Literatures strongly suggested that High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) is essential in diagnosing typical symptoms of COVID-19 at the early phase of disease due to its superior sensitivity  (97%) compared to chest x-ray (CXR).The two cases presented in this case study showed the crucial role of chest CT with HRCT to establish the working diagnosis and follow up COVID-19 patients as a complement to RT-PCR, currently deemed a gold standard.

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Medicinus : Jurnal Kedokteran
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Medicinus : Jurnal Kedokteran

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Universitas Pelita Harapan

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Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Medicinus: Jurnal Kedokteran is an official journal of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan launched in the year 2007. Medicinus is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal that covers basic, translational, or clinical aspects of health and medical science. Medicinus accepts original ...