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The value of chest CT as a COVID-19 screening tool in children

Peter J.F.M. Merkus, Willemijn M. Klein
European Respiratory Journal 2020 55: 2001241; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01241-2020
Peter J.F.M. Merkus
1Dept of Paediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology Radboud University Medical Centre, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Willemijn M. Klein
2Dept of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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    Based on the Wuhan (China) data from adult patients [7], the positive predicted value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of chest CT can be calculated. This figure illustrates that PPV and NPV highly depend on the prevalence of disease in the study population. SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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Peter J.F.M. Merkus, Willemijn M. Klein
European Respiratory Journal Jun 2020, 55 (6) 2001241; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01241-2020

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