Radiological changes observed in Covid 19 Pneumonia and utilization of CT scan as a screening tool along with a real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) for effective diagnosis

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Published: Aug 30, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36472/msd.v7i8.411
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Covid 19 pneumonia Radiological Changes CT Scan Screening Tool

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Bisma Mukhtar
Fauji Foundation Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Omar Mukhtar
Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Bilal Malik
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, Karachi, Pakistan

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Objective: In this review article, Symptom and diagnosis of SARS-COV-2 or more commonly known as COVID-19 viral infection have been reviewed based on current literature. The CT scan, rRT-PCR results for infected patients have been focused on.

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Mukhtar, B., Mukhtar, O., & Malik, B. (2020). Radiological changes observed in Covid 19 Pneumonia and utilization of CT scan as a screening tool along with a real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) for effective diagnosis . Medical Science and Discovery, 7(8), 578–583. https://doi.org/10.36472/msd.v7i8.411
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Vol. 7 No. 8 (2020): Medical Science and Discovery
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Received 2020-08-04
Accepted 2020-08-17
Published 2020-08-30

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