Can CT scans outsmart COVID-19? massive study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04355507
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at CT scans from over 10,000 people to see if they can help diagnose COVID-19 more accurately. Researchers compared CT results with standard PCR tests and also used AI to predict which patients might need a ventilator. The goal is to make diagnosis faster and help doctors make better treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to faster and more accurate COVID-19 diagnosis using CT scans, and help predict which patients may need a ventilator.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study analyzing existing data, not testing a new treatment. CT scans may not replace PCR tests and results may not apply to future variants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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10,735 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with suspicions of COVID-19 pneumonia
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age\>18 years * CT examination performed for suspicion or follow-up of COVID-19 * Non opposition for use of data Exclusion Criteria: * Unavailability of RT-PCR results for SARS-Cov-2 * Failure of CT image anonymized export
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cochin Hospital
Paris, 75014, France
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