All total, the research team noted a 38.8 percent reduction in chest X-rays in the investigational arm compared to no reduction in the control arm, with no missed pneumonia cases and no increase ...

Test data Chest X-ray images showing examples of normal lung (left), bacterial pneumonia (centre), and viral pneumonia (right). (Courtesy: Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 10.1088/2632-2153/acc30f) ...

Normal chest X-rays of patients presenting at urgent care centers with possible COVID-19 symptoms don't rule out diagnosis of the infection, new data show.

Reference Hill AT, Gold PM, Solh AE, Metlay JP, Ireland B, Irwin RS. Adult outpatients with acute cough due to suspected pneumonia or influenza: CHEST guideline and expert panel report [published ...

Chest X-rays should be reserved for children who require hospitalization, or to look for complications such as empyema. In the office setting, if diagnosis in uncertain, a chest X-ray may be obtained.