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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Grading system based on the density and morphology of the lesions

From: Efficacy of chest X-ray in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia: comparison with computed tomography through a simplified scoring system designed for triage

CXR finding

CT finding

Grade

Score

None

None

0

0

Hazy density

Ground glass opacity

1

1

Reticular density

Crazy paving pattern, reticular density

2

2

Consolidation

Consolidation

3

3

  1. In the case of the presence of mixed type lesions in the same zone, the lesion with the highest grade was included in the scoring system. CXR chest X-ray, CT computed tomography
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