The role of HRCT versus CXR in children with recurrent pulmonary infections
Clinical Imaging, cilt.29, sa.5, ss.317-324, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2005.02.001
- Dergi Adı: Clinical Imaging
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.317-324
- Anahtar Kelimeler: HRCT, chest radiography, child, recurrent pulmonary infection, thorax
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) versus chest radiography (CXR) in children with recurrent respiratory infections. Fifty-one cases, aged 2 months-13 years, who had a history of recurrent respiratory infections, were examined with CXR and HRCT. HRCT showed that 16/51 of the cases had bronchiectasis. CXR revealed findings of bronchiectasis only in 5 of the 16 cases. HRCT showed peribronchial thickening in 18 cases, whereas CXR showed the same finding in 5 patients. Overall, HRCT showed the underlying pathology and sequel of pulmonary lesions in 22 out of 51 cases, and linear densities in 12. Compared with the CXR, HRCT gives much more information. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.