Title: X-ray Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Lower Fields
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of the chest X-ray and CT examination of pulmonary tuberculosis in lower field.Methods The X-ray findings of 60 pulmonary tuberculosis in lower field cases while 27 cases had CT scans simultaneously were retrospectively analyzed.Results According to the X-ray findings of pulmonary tuberculosis in lower field were categorized to four types:pneumonia lesion;nodule lesion;fibrotic and proliferative lesion;singal cavitation lesion.Conclusion The pulmonary tuberculosis in lower field were not typital,multiple lesions,wall thickening of bronchia stricture of bronchia and lobuar nodule were characteristic findings,chest radiographs combined with CT is helpful in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis,HRCT can judge lesions activily.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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