Open AccessDiagnostic utility of chest computerized tomography in the diagnosis of recurrence among sputum scarce and sputum negative previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis suspects
Author(s) -
Pankaj Jorwal,
BG Bharath,
Ayush Goel,
Surabhi Vyas,
Manish Soneja,
Ashutosh Biswas,
Sanjeev Sinha,
Manal M Khan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_103_21
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , genexpert mtb/rif , tuberculosis , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , sputum culture , prospective cohort study , radiology , bronchoalveolar lavage , gastroenterology , computed tomography , lung , pathology
The objective was to study the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of various computed tomography (CT) chest findings in diagnosing recurrence among pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) suspects.