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. 2020 Jun 18;27(1):90–94. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2020.06.010

Table 1.

The BSTI coding system (REF) for classifying COVID-19 findings on a chest x-ray image.

Code Classification Findings
CVCX0 Normal COVID-19 not excluded. Correlated with RT-PCR
CVCX1 Classic/probable COVID-19 Lower lobe and peripheral predominant multiple opacities that are bilateral (>> unilateral)
CVCX2 Indeterminate for COVID-19 Does not fit Classic or Non-COVID-19 descriptors
CVCX3 Non-COVID-19 Pneumothorax/Lobar pneumonia/Pleural effusion(s)/Pulmonary oedema Other