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Table 1 Scales of COVID-19 Reporting and Data System CO-RADS (CO-RADS) and the corresponding level of suspicion for pulmonary involvement in COVID-19 (4)

From: Proposal to protect patients and healthcare professionals undergoing elective surgery during COVID-19 outbreak

Scales

Level of suspicion for pulmonary involvement of COVID-19

 

CO-RADS 0

Not interpretable

Scan technically insufficient for assigning a score

CO-RADS 1

Very low

Normal or non-infectious

CO-RADS 2

Low

Typical for other infection but not COVID-19

CO-RADS 3

Equivocal/unsure

Features compatible with COVID-19, but also other diseases

CO-RADS 4

High

Suspicious for COVID-19

CO-RADS 5

Very high

Typical for COVID-19

CO-RADS 6

Proven

RT-PCR positive for SARS Cov-2