Diagnosis of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): rRT-PCR or CT?

Chun-qin Long; Huaxiang Xu; Qinglin Shen; Xianghai Zhang; Bing Fan; Chuanhong Wang; Bingliang Zeng; Zicong Li; Xiaofen Li; Honglu Li

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108961

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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBetacoronavirusCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsVirologyPandemicDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Outbreak

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Publication Info

Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 126
Pages: 108961-108961
Citations: 1008
Access: Closed

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