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Chest X-rays found to be highly predictive of COVID-19 – News-Medical.Net

A team of LSU Health New Orleans radiologists investigated the usefulness of chest X-rays in COVID-19 and found they could aid in a rapid diagnosis of the disease, especially in areas with limited testing capacity or delayed test results.

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 3 2020
A team of LSU Health New Orleans radiologists investigated the usefulness of chest X-rays in COVID-19 and found they could aid in a rapid diagnosis of the disease, especially in areas with limited testing capacity or delayed test results.
Their findings are published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, available here. “In mid to late March of this year, when COVID-19 cases were spiking in New Orleans, we recognized an unusual pattern on chest x-ra…

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