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. 2020 Aug 10:202708. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2020202708

Figure 5:

False negative CO-RADS 1 in SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive symptomatic individual. A, axial and, B, sagittal CT scan of symptomatic individual with CO-RADS 1 and positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. Clinical summary: 57-year old woman presented headache, flu-like symptoms and dry cough for more than 10 days since returning from Hanoi, Vietnam. She was subfebrile and blood testing showed slightly increased CRP (5.3 mg/L), normal leukocyte count, no lymphocytopenia and normal D-dimers and LDH. Chest CT showed no abnormalities. PCR for Influenza A/B and RSV was negative but SARS-CoV-2 PCR was positive.

False negative CO-RADS 1 in SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive symptomatic individual. A, axial and, B, sagittal CT scan of symptomatic individual with CO-RADS 1 and positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. Clinical summary: 57-year old woman presented headache, flu-like symptoms and dry cough for more than 10 days since returning from Hanoi, Vietnam. She was subfebrile and blood testing showed slightly increased CRP (5.3 mg/L), normal leukocyte count, no lymphocytopenia and normal D-dimers and LDH. Chest CT showed no abnormalities. PCR for Influenza A/B and RSV was negative but SARS-CoV-2 PCR was positive.