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cord-318991-tw7wgpsi	Nair, A.	A British Society of Thoracic Imaging statement: considerations in designing local imaging diagnostic algorithms for the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-05-31		.txt	text/plain	2949	134	46	In accordance with guidance from the Chief Medical Officer's office and the Royal College of Radiologists, the British Society of Thoracic Imaging (BSTI) recognises that based on the available evidence computed tomography (CT) currently has no upfront role in the diagnostic work-up of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (https://www. 2 As such, in the minority of patients with high clinical suspicion but negative initial RT-PCR, the presence of typical CT appearances, such as peripheral ground-glass opacity, could be used to rapidly diagnose COVID-19 infection, until such time as multiple negative testing is sufficient to exclude or change the diagnosis. Therefore, we regard the role of CT in COVID-19 confirmed cases following RT-PCR results to be the same as in any other viral infection, in that it could be used to: (1) find co-existing or underlying diagnoses; (2) help diagnose complications, or investigate a clinically discordant picture (e.g., CRP decline, but increasing hypoxia); and (3) add value in patients with pre-existing lung diseases.	./cache/cord-318991-tw7wgpsi.txt	./txt/cord-318991-tw7wgpsi.txt