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Table 3 Performance of CO-RADS

From: The role of chest imaging in the diagnosis, management, and monitoring of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

First author [reference]

Country

Inclusion period [in 2020]

No. of patient

RT-PCR positivity (%)

CO-RADS 5

≥ CO-RADS 4

≥ CO-RADS 3

Sen

Spe

PPV

NPV

Sen (%)

Spe (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Sen

Spe

PPV

NPV

de Jaegere [68]

Netherlands

3/12–3/23

96

47

62%

98%

96%

75%

84

92

91

87

–

–

–

–

Hermans [69]

Netherlands

3/27–4/20

319

42

75%

94%

90%

84%

90

88

85

93

93%

66%

66%

93%

De Smet [70]

Belgium

3/19–4/20

859

42

78%

93%

89%

86%

85

85

80

89

89%

85%

69%

90%

Fujioka [71]

Japan

Jan-Jun

154

49

53%

94%

90%

67%

68

88

85

74

–

–

–

–

Korevaar [72]

Netherlands

3/16–4/16

239

47

–

–

—

–

93

70

73

92

97%

51%

64%

96%

Bellini [73]

Italy

3/9–5/3

572

23

–

–

–

–

61

81

50

87

–

–

–

–

Tucato [74]

Italy

Unspecified

120

43

91%

91%

92%

90%

75

75

77

72

74%

76%

77%

72%

Nivet [75]

France

3/13–4/14

513

48

79%

97%

96%

84%

92

84

84

92

96%

43%

60%

92%

Inui [49]

Japan

1/30–6/30

100

50

65%

89%

86%

72%

86

68

73

83

91%

54%

66%

86%

Lieveld [76]

Neherlands

3/19–3/28

741

50

–

–

–

–

89

87

76

95

95%

54%

49%

96%

Schalekamp [77]

Netherlands

3/20–4/3

1070

50

71%

88%

86%

75%

86

81

82

85

92%

66%

73%

89%

Gross [78]

Germany

3/22–4/7

96

20

80%

99%

95%

95%

90

91

71

97

90%

63%

38%

96%

  1. CO-RADS the COVID-19 reporting and data system, RT-PCR real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Sen, sensitivity, Spe specificity, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value