A study comparing PCR to CT in Wuhan, the origin point of the current pandemic, suggested that CT is significantly more sensitive than PCR, albeit less accurate, with several of its imaging results coinciding with others. pneumonia and disease.
Uchunguzi unaolinganisha PCR na CT kule Wuhan wakati wa kuibuka kwa janga kubwa la sasa umependekeza kuwa CT ni bora kwa kiasi kikubwa kuliko PCR, ingawa si mahususi na vipengele vyake vingi vya picha kuingiliana na mchochota wa pafu mengine na taratibu za ugonjwa.