Contribution of Computed Tomographyin The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis at Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba

Boushab, Boushab Mohamed

doi:10.19080/ijoprs.2018.03.555624

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“…Inclusion of HRCT over and above the outbreak investigation of TB may be helpful in differentiating active TB from latent TB. 26 CT thorax is a must for differentiating different types and manifestations of pulmonary TB as well as differentiating it from nontuberculous mycobacterium. CT especially HRCT is superior to chest radiography in assessing tuberculosis activity.…”

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Computed Tomography Thorax- Role in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Devi¹,

Singh²

2020

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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of mortality in a developing country like India among the infectious diseases. Early diagnosis of tuberculosis is by chest X-Ray, sputum examination, culture and nucleic acid amplification. Chest X-Ray findings are not very specific, sputum examination and culture take many days thus delaying the diagnosis. CT scan is very fast, non-invasive and accurate. It can diagnose the cause of unexplained cough, chest pain, fever and other chest symptoms. Because of accuracy, high speed and better resolution, CT scan is the modality of choice for early detection of pulmonary TB. The aim of the study is to evaluate the role of CT and HRCT in pulmonary TB. METHODS It is a cross sectional study conducted at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences from January 2016 to June 2016 in a series of cases sent for CT or HRCT using AQUILION, Toshiba 64 slice multi detector CT. All the data were entered in excel sheet and transferred to SPSS Version 2 and then analysed by using descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation and percentage. Chi square test was used. p Value of <0.05 was taken as statistically significant. RESULTS Among 358 cases, 49.7% (178 cases) were diagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis. In cases diagnosed as pulmonary TB, 104 (58.4%) were male and 74 (41.7%) were female. Over 60 yrs. of age, 56.1% of the cases had TB with cavitary and parenchymal lesion, followed by TB with lung destruction & cicatrisation in 17.3% of the cases. In younger age group, 20 years and below, had TB with cavitary & parenchymal lesions in 75% of cases and TB with chronic empyema & fibrothorax in 25% cases. Incidence of TB in higher age groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS CT and HRCT can diagnose different stages of pulmonary TB and any associated diseases. It helps in taking treatment decisions and preventing disease spread which is an important health issue. For early detection of pulmonary TB, CT and HRCT is a must for diagnosis.

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Computed Tomography Thorax- Role in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Devi¹,

Singh²

2020

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Computed Tomography in Diagnosis of Lesions of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Kailash¹,

Komal²,

Hameed

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Pulmonary tuberculosis (MTB) is dangerous bacterial infection primarily affecting lungs and is capable of infecting everyone exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. AFB and CXR are useful preliminary investigative tools, but CT scan are invaluable diagnostic tool for establishing a diagnosis and monitoring disease activity. Objectives: To diagnose the lesions of PTB and assess the CT scan findings in AFB-positive patients. Methods: The AFB-positive patients were examined using CT scan to reveal their mediastinal and pulmonary pathological conditions and activities and disease propagation using imaging technology of CT scan. In cases of PTB with lymphadenopathy, 50cc of non-ionic contrast was administered intravenously to examine the low attenuation area. Results: The findings of CT scan regarding micronodules, nodular masses and other foci and lymphadenopathy were scrutinized, and major diagnostic CT scan findings were Centrilobular nodules (97.40%), Parenchymal nodules (84.43%), Paratracheal and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (74.85%), air space consolidation and paucity (62.07%), Pulmonary calcification (31.73%), Pleural effusion (29.34%) and Bronchiectasis (12.77%). Conclusions: CT scan is the most sensitive and accurate tool for diagnosis confirmation and disease activity evaluation. In addition, it details the abnormalities and prognosis of organ deformity in PTB patients.

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Contribution of Computed Tomographyin The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis at Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba

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Computed Tomography Thorax- Role in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Computed Tomography Thorax- Role in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Computed Tomography in Diagnosis of Lesions of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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