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. 2021 Jul 15;37(2):179–195. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_14_21

Table 5.

Overview of CO-RADS categories and the corresponding level of suspicion for pulmonary involvement in COVID-19

CO-RADS Level of suspicion for pulmonary involvement of COVID-19 Summary
CO-RADS 0 Not interpretable Scan technically insufficient for assigning a score
CO-RADS 1 Very low Normal or non-infectious
CO-RADS 2 Low Typical for other infection but not COVID-19
CO-RADS 3 Equivocal/unsure Features compatible with COVID-19, but also other diseases
CO-RADS 4 High Suspicious for COVID-19
CO-RADS 5 Very high Typical for COVID-19
CO-RADS 6 Proven RT-PCR positive for SARS-CoV-2