LitCovid-sentences-v1  

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TextSentencer_T1 0-45 Sentence denotes Chest CT Features of COVID-19 in Rome, Italy.
TextSentencer_T2 46-258 Sentence denotes Background The standard for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 virus is reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test, but chest CT may play a complimentary role in the early detection of COVID-19 pneumonia.
TextSentencer_T3 259-382 Sentence denotes Purpose To investigate CT features of patients with COVID-19 in Rome, Italy, and to compare the accuracy of CT with RT-PCR.
TextSentencer_T4 383-553 Sentence denotes Methods In this prospective study from March 4, 2020, until March 19, 2020, consecutive patients with suspected COVID-19 infection and respiratory symptoms were enrolled.
TextSentencer_T5 554-725 Sentence denotes Exclusion criteria were: chest CT with contrast medium performed for vascular indications, patients who refused chest CT or hospitalization, and severe CT motion artifact.
TextSentencer_T6 726-769 Sentence denotes All patients underwent RT-PCR and chest CT.
TextSentencer_T7 770-840 Sentence denotes Diagnostic performance of CT was calculated using RT-PCR as reference.
TextSentencer_T8 841-933 Sentence denotes Chest CT features were calculated in a subgroup of RT-PCR-positive and CT-positive patients.
TextSentencer_T9 934-1049 Sentence denotes CT features of hospitalized patients and patient in home isolation were compared by using Pearson chi squared test.
TextSentencer_T10 1050-1167 Sentence denotes Results Our study population comprised 158 consecutive study participants (83 male and 75 female, mean age 57 y ±17).
TextSentencer_T11 1168-1409 Sentence denotes Fever was observed in 97/158 (61%), cough in 88/158 (56%), dyspnea in 52/158 (33%), lymphocytopenia in 95/158 (60%), increased C-reactive protein level in 139/158 (88%), and elevated lactate dehydrogenase in 128/158 (81%) study participants.
TextSentencer_T12 1410-1563 Sentence denotes Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of CT were 97% (60/62)[95% IC, 88-99%], 56% (54/96)[95% IC,45-66%] and 72% (114/158)[95% IC 64-78%], respectively.
TextSentencer_T13 1564-1872 Sentence denotes In the subgroup of RT-PCR-positive and CT-positive patients, ground-glass opacities (GGO) were present in 58/58 (100%), multilobe and posterior involvement were both present in 54/58 (93%), bilateral pneumonia in 53/58 (91%), and subsegmental vessel enlargement (> 3 mm) in 52/58 (89%) of study participants.
TextSentencer_T14 1873-2093 Sentence denotes Conclusion The typical pattern of COVID-19 pneumonia in Rome, Italy, was peripherally ground-glass opacities with multilobe and posterior involvement, bilateral distribution, and subsegmental vessel enlargement (> 3 mm).
TextSentencer_T15 2094-2163 Sentence denotes Chest CT sensitivity was high (97%) but with lower specificity (56%).