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Table 1 Basic characteristics of included studies in the systematic review

From: Meta-analysis: COVID-19 diagnosis in chest CT—master key for radiologists

Reference

Author

Location

Sample size

Type of study

Imaging modalities

Diagnosis stage

Onset of clinical sign

Rate of diagnosis in CT

Rate of diagnosis in PCR

GGO

Consolidation

GGO & consolidation

Pleural effusion

CP pattern

Lymphadenopathy

Linear opacity

12

Wei Xia et al

China

20

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

60

50

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

13

Wei Li et al

China

5

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

60

80

14

Xi Xu et al

China

90

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

72

13

-

4

12

1

61

100

100

15

Wenjie Yang et al

China

149

cohort

Chest CT

Progress Stage

12.8

7.15

26.81

6.7

-

4.7

20.8

88.6

-

16

Yu-Huan Xu et al

China

50

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

73.2

36.6

61

0.1

-

-

-

82

-

17

Heshui Shi et al

China

81

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

81

-

-

5

-

14

-

100

100

17

Heshui Shi et al

China

81

cross sectional

Chest CT

Progress Stage

57

30

3

-

-

-

-

100

100

17

Heshui Shi et al

China

81

cross sectional

Chest CT

Advance Stage

33

-

-

13

-

13

-

100

100

18

Michael Chung et al

China

21

Case series

Chest CT

Early stage

57

29

-

0

19

0

14

86

-

19

Yicheng Fang et al

China

2

Case series

Chest CT

Early stage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

19

Yicheng Fang et al

China

2

Case series

Chest CT

Progress Stage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

10

Xie et al

China

167

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

96

97

10

Xie et al

China

167

cross sectional

Chest CT

Progress Stage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

98

100

8

Yicheng Fang et al

China

51

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

72

-

-

-

-

-

-

98

70.5

20

Adam Bernheim et al

China

121

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

44

17

-

-

0

-

0

77.68

92

20

Adam Bernheim et al

China

121

cross sectional

Chest CT

Progress Stage

88

60

-

-

20

-

20

100

92

9

Tao Ai et al

China

1014

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

46

50

-

-

-

-

-

88

59

21

Harrison X. Bai et al

China

219

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

91

69

64

4

5

3

51

100

-

22

Wei-cai Dai et al

China

6

Case report

Chest CT

Early stage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

22

Wei-cai Dai et al

China

6

Case report

Chest CT

Progress Stage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

23

Yan Li et al

China

51

cohort

Chest CT

Early stage

35.3

5.9

54.9

2

70.6

0

-

96

100

24

Shuchang Zhou et al

China

40

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

47.5

37.5

-

2.5

-

-

-

100

-

24

Shuchang Zhou et al

China

22

cross sectional

Chest CT

Advance Stage

27.3

27.3

-

22.7

-

-

-

100

-

25

Wei Zhao et al

China

101

cross sectional

Chest CT

Early stage

86.1

43.6

64.4

13.9

-

1

-

92.1

-

26

Jiong Wu et al

China

80

cross sectional

Chest CT

Progress Stage

91

63

-

6

29

4

20

100

-

27

Fabrizio Albarello et al

Italy

2

Case series

Chest CT

Early stage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

27

Fabrizio Albarello et al

Italy

2

Case series

Chest CT

Progress Stage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

28

Soon Ho Yoon et al

Korea

9

cross sectional

chest radiography

Early stage

20

80

-

-

-

-

-

55.5

-

28

Soon Ho Yoon et al

Korea

9

cross sectional

chest CT

Early stage

35

5

50

-

10

-

-

100

-

29

Kunhua Li et al

China

83

cross sectional

Chest CT

-

97.6

63.9

-

8.4

36.1

8.4

65.1

100

-