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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2011, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (10): 671-674.

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The diagnostic value of MDCT TLC scanning for active tuberculosis

ZHAO Guang-cheng,ZHANG Jian,HE Yan   

  1. Binzhou City Tuberculosis Treatment Hospital, Shandong Province 251700, China
  • Received:2010-04-06 Online:2011-10-10 Published:2012-03-07
  • Contact: ZHANG Jian E-mail:wach518@126.com

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of Multi-slice Spiral CT (MDCT) TLC scanning for active pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods The data from two hundred patients with pulmonary tuberculosis including 132 new cases and 68 relapsed cases were analyzed. Results There were centrilobular lesions (93.0%, 186/200), tree-in-bud sign (76.0%,152/200) and bronchial wall thickening(70.0%,140/200) showed in MDCT imaging among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Conclusion MDCT TLC scanning is a useful tool to diagnose active pulmonary tuberculosis.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary/radiography, Tomograhpy, spiral computed