{"id":1780,"date":"2024-12-03T05:47:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T05:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suburban-blog.abymtech.com\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:21:01","slug":"understanding-hrct-scan-scores-in-covid-19-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/understanding-hrct-scan-scores-in-covid-19-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding HRCT Scan Scores for Covid-19 Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/e6f11bbf-1311-43d9-b173-398bceec2607-300x180.webp\" alt=\"Understanding HRCT\" width=\"1431\" height=\"258\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Understanding HRCT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HRCT is \u201cHigh Resolution Computerized Tomography&#8221; (CT scan) of the chest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an important and fast imaging tool which helps in the <a href=\"https:\/\/suburbandiagnostics.com\/test\/covid-test\">diagnosis of COVID-19 infection<\/a> by:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Identifying the percentage of lung involvement due to COVID-19 infection<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the disease severity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>HRCT<\/b><b> SCORING SYSTEMS:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HRCT imaging uses two types of scoring systems for COVID-19 infection:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>CO-RADS Score<\/li>\n<li>CT Severity Score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>CO-RADS<\/b> \u2013 CO-RADS score determines the level of suspicion of COVID-19 infection in suspected patients.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>CO-RADS Score<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Significance<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Negative COVID-19 \u2013 Normal Lung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 \u2013 4<\/td>\n<td>Suspected COVID-19 infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5 \u2013 6<\/td>\n<td>COVID-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>CT Severity Score \u2013 <\/b>This score tells us about the percentage of actual lung involvement due to the infection.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>CT Severity Score<\/td>\n<td>Significance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2264 8<\/td>\n<td>Mild disease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9 \u2013 15<\/td>\n<td>Moderate disease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16 &#8211; 25<\/td>\n<td>Severe disease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your score is high in either of these, don&#8217;t get panicked and rush out for hospitalization. Remember, the decision for hospitalization does depend on other associated factors like <b>pre-existing disease, presenting symptoms and lab parameters.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Therefore, patients are advised to follow-up with the treating doctor in case of higher CT severity score.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#unburdenyourhealth with us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding HRCT: HRCT is \u201cHigh Resolution Computerized Tomography&#8221; (CT scan) of the chest. 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