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cord-346942-88l03lf0	Kerpel, Ariel	Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Chest Radiographs for COVID-19 at Presentation	2020-08-17		.txt	text/plain	4481	248	52	The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of chest radiographs (CXR) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at presentation. 13 Data on the strengths and weaknesses of chest radiography for the diagnosis of COVID-19 are important, as CXRs are the most commonly used triage imaging tool in any patient presenting with respiratory symptoms. We identified our study population by extracting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RT-PCR test results (positive or negative) of nasopharyngeal swabs from all consecutive patients older than 18 years analyzed at our hospital's laboratory from the ED from March 6-31, 2020, who had a CXR at presentation (within 24 hours of the first RT-PCR). When the RALE score was evaluated as a prognostic indicator within the COVID-19 patient group, both readers had statistically significant discriminatory accuracy for severe disease and poor outcomes (Table 3) .	./cache/cord-346942-88l03lf0.txt	./txt/cord-346942-88l03lf0.txt