The role of CT in case ascertainment and management of COVID-19 pneumonia in the UK: insights from high-incidence regions

Felix Chua¹, Darius Armstrong-James², Sujal R Desai³, Joseph Barnett⁴, Vasileios Kouranos⁵, Onn Min Kon⁶, Ricardo José⁷, Rama Vancheeswaran⁸, Michael R Loebinger⁷, Joyce Wong⁹, Maria Teresa Cutino-Moguel¹⁰, Cliff Morgan¹¹, Stephane Ledot¹¹, Boris Lams¹², Wing Ho Yip¹³, Leski Li¹⁴, Ying Cheong Lee¹⁴, Adrian Draper¹⁵, Sze Shyang Kho¹⁶, Elisabetta Renzoni⁵, Katie Ward¹⁷, Jimstan Periselneris¹⁸, Sisa Grubnic¹⁹, Marc Lipman²⁰, Athol U Wells⁵, Anand Devaraj³

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¹ Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK. Electronic address: f.chua@rbht.nhs.uk.
² Department of Infectious Disease and Medical Mycology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
⁶ Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁷ Host Defence Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
⁸ Department of Integrated Respiratory Medicine, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, UK.
⁹ Department of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
¹⁰ Department of Diagnostic Virology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
¹¹ Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
¹² Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹³ Division of Respiratory Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
¹⁴ Department of Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
¹⁵ Department of Respiratory Medicine, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁶ Department of Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia.
¹⁷ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
¹⁸ Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁹ Department of Radiology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
²⁰ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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PMCID: PMC7104153
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30132-6

The role of CT in case ascertainment and management of COVID-19 pneumonia in the UK: insights from high-incidence regions

Felix Chua et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;8(5):438-440.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30132-6. Epub 2020 Mar 25.

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Affiliations

¹ Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK. Electronic address: f.chua@rbht.nhs.uk.
² Department of Infectious Disease and Medical Mycology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
⁶ Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁷ Host Defence Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
⁸ Department of Integrated Respiratory Medicine, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, UK.
⁹ Department of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
¹⁰ Department of Diagnostic Virology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
¹¹ Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK.
¹² Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹³ Division of Respiratory Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
¹⁴ Department of Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
¹⁵ Department of Respiratory Medicine, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁶ Department of Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia.
¹⁷ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
¹⁸ Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁹ Department of Radiology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
²⁰ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 32220663
PMCID: PMC7104153
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30132-6

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