"Utility of CT in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients Without AIDS."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Chest, "Objective: To assess the utility of CT in the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients without AIDS. Patients and Methods: Thin-section CT scans for suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis were obtained from 226 patients. A total of 38 patients were excluded; the reasons were unavailability of final results (n=18), patient unavailability for follow-up (n=13), and coexistence of tuberculosis and aspergilloma (n=7). The results from 188 patients were used for this study. After assessing the patterns of parenchymal lesion, involved segments, and presence of cavity, bronchiectasis, and bronchogenic...

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