A British Society of Thoracic Imaging statement: considerations in designing local imaging diagnostic algorithms for the COVID-19 pandemic

A Nair¹, J C L Rodrigues², S Hare³, A Edey⁴, A Devaraj⁵, J Jacob⁶, A Johnstone⁷, R McStay⁸, Erika Denton⁹, G Robinson¹⁰

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¹ Department of Radiology, University College London Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK.
² Department of Radiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, Royal Free London NHS Trust, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QJ, UK.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Road, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.
⁵ Department of Radiology, The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust London, SW3 6NP, UK.
⁶ Department of Respiratory Medicine, University College London, London, NW1 2BU, UK; Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, NW1 2BU, UK.
⁷ Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK.
⁸ Department of Radiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Freeman Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK.
⁹ Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwick University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK.
¹⁰ Department of Radiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG, UK. Electronic address: grobinson1@nhs.net.

PMID: 32265036
PMCID: PMC7128118
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.03.008

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A British Society of Thoracic Imaging statement: considerations in designing local imaging diagnostic algorithms for the COVID-19 pandemic

A Nair et al. Clin Radiol. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;75(5):329-334.

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.03.008.

Authors

A Nair¹, J C L Rodrigues², S Hare³, A Edey⁴, A Devaraj⁵, J Jacob⁶, A Johnstone⁷, R McStay⁸, Erika Denton⁹, G Robinson¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University College London Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK.
² Department of Radiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, Royal Free London NHS Trust, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QJ, UK.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Road, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.
⁵ Department of Radiology, The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust London, SW3 6NP, UK.
⁶ Department of Respiratory Medicine, University College London, London, NW1 2BU, UK; Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, NW1 2BU, UK.
⁷ Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK.
⁸ Department of Radiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Freeman Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK.
⁹ Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwick University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK.
¹⁰ Department of Radiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG, UK. Electronic address: grobinson1@nhs.net.

PMID: 32265036
PMCID: PMC7128118
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.03.008

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BSTI/NHSE Radiology decision tool for suspected COVID-19 (available at https://www.bsti.org.uk/standards-clinical-guidelines/clinical-guidelines/bsti-nhse-covid-19-radiology-decision-support-tool/).

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A UK-wide British Society of Thoracic Imaging COVID-19 imaging repository and database: design, rationale and implications for education and research.
Hare SS, Rodrigues JCL, Jacob J, Edey A, Devaraj A, Johnstone A, McStay R, Nair A, Robinson G. Hare SS, et al. Clin Radiol. 2020 May;75(5):326-328. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.03.005. Epub 2020 Mar 25. Clin Radiol. 2020. PMID: 32222251 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Re: a British Society of Thoracic Imaging statement: considerations in designing local imaging diagnostic algorithms for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Khan T, Lopez T, Khan T, Ali A, Syed S, Patil P, Hatoum A. Khan T, et al. Clin Radiol. 2020 Aug;75(8):636. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.05.009. Epub 2020 May 27. Clin Radiol. 2020. PMID: 32475539 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Sensitivity of Chest CT for COVID-19: Comparison to RT-PCR.
Fang Y, Zhang H, Xie J, Lin M, Ying L, Pang P, Ji W. Fang Y, et al. Radiology. 2020 Aug;296(2):E115-E117. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2020200432. Epub 2020 Feb 19. Radiology. 2020. PMID: 32073353 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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