en Radiation Biology Radiation Biology تحقيق بديع Original Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="text-justify:inter-word"><span style="line-height:119%"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Background</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">:</span></span></span></span></span> <span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="language:en-US">Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic and increasing rapidly as a global health emergency which is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus. The real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR test) is considered as a gold standard method for diagnosing (COVID-19). However, the test has some limitations as it is not universally available, turnaround times can be lengthy, and reported sensitivities vary The aim of the study was to describe the imaging features of thorax computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing COVID-19. </span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Materials and Methods</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">:</span></span></span></span></span> <span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="language:en-US">In this retrospective study, 36 patients were recruited from the emergency room and outpatient settings at a tertiary-care hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Thorax CT was done and correlated with clinical findings to diagnose COVID-19. </span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Results</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">:</span></span></span></span></span> <span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="language:en-US">A total of 36 of 41 patients were screened for thorax CT and were confirmed as COVID-19. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between the age-distribution and gender for clinical and radiological findings. </span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Conclusions</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">: </span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="language:en-US">Thorax CT with clinical findings should be preferred as early diagnosis of COVID-19 and follow-up period.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> Thorax, computed tomography, COVID-19, Pneumonia, SARS-CoV-2. 431 438 http://ijrr.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-934&slc_lang=en&sid=1 A. Mert alpaslanmrt@gmail.com 7900319475328460021697 7900319475328460021697 Yes Private Yunus Emre Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey A. Kaptanoglu 7900319475328460021698 7900319475328460021698 No Private Yunus Emre Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey