Radiological diagnosis of chest wall tuberculosis: CT versus chest radiograph

Category Systematic review
JournalChinese Journal of Radiology
Year 2001
Objective To evaluate the role of CT or Chest radiograph in diagnosis of chest wall tuberculosis.Methods The study population included 21 patients with chest wall tuberculosis confirmed by operation or biopsy. Chest radiograph and plain CT were performed in all cases, while enhanced CT in 9 cases , and all images were reviewed by 2 radiologists.Results Single soft tissue mass of the chest wall was detected in all cases on CT, but not on chest radiograph(?2=42.000,P
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