Document 0860
 DOCN  M9440860
 TI    [Computerized tomography in the study of tuberculosis]
 DT    9404
 AU    Valentini G; Forlani S; Zompatori M; Longi R; Servizio TAC, Ospedale
       Infermi, USL 40 Rimini Nord.
 SO    Radiol Med (Torino). 1993 Dec;86(6):820-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94126500
 AB    Twenty-five HIV-negative patients with proven tuberculosis were studied;
       10 of them had had bacteriologic confirmation, 1 tuberculin conversion,
       2 biopsy confirmation and in 12 cases ex juvantibus criteria had been
       followed. All patients underwent X-ray and CT exams of the chest which
       were useful for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment in 22/25 patients. CT
       yielded better results than conventional radiography in the following
       cases: miliary cases (1 CT-positive case vs no positives at conventional
       X-rays), cavities (12 CT-positive cases vs 6 at conventional X-rays),
       bronchogenic spread (10 CT-positive cases vs 7 at conventional X-ray),
       nodules (4 CT-positive cases vs 2 at conventional X-rays),
       consolidations (5 CT-positive cases vs 1 at conventional X-rays),
       adenopathies (10 CT-positive cases vs 7 at conventional X-ray),
       extrapulmonary lesions (3 CT-positive cases vs no case at conventional
       X-ray). In 13 patients with negative sputum CT helped the diagnosis to
       be made. Chest radiography is currently the major exam for the first
       approach to tuberculosis. Nonetheless, CT yields valuable information
       when clinical signs or bacteriologic information are poor.
 DE    Adult  Aged  Aged, 80 and over  Comparative Study  English Abstract
       Female  Human  Male  Middle Age  Tomography, X-Ray Computed
       Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/COMPLICATIONS/*RADIOGRAPHY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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