Comparison of chest HRCT severity score in PCR positive and PCR negative clinically suspected COVID-19 Patients.

Background: The limitations and false-negative results of Real-time Polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) in diagnosing COVID-19 infection demand the need for imaging modalities such as chest HRCT to improve the diagnostic accuracy and assess the severity of the infection.

Objectives: The study aimed to compare the chest HRCT severity scores in RT-PCR positive and negative cases of COVID-19.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 50 clinically suspected COVID-19 patients.