The Role of Multidetector CT in Pediatric Lung Disease

• Main Authors: Senem Şentürk, Hatice Öztürkmen Akay
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dicle University Medical School 2008-09-01
• Series: Dicle Medical Journal
• Subjects: Lung Disease; Multidetector CT; Pediatric Patients; Clinical Preliminary Diagnosis
• Online Access: http://4181.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=886496

Chest computed tomography is one of the diagnostic procedures used forevaluation of lung disease in pediatric patients.In this study chest computed tomography images of 150 pediatric patientswere reviwed retrospectively in comparison with preliminary clinical diagnosisand chest radiography findings recorded in computer files.The most common preliminary diagnosis for demand of chest computedtomography was lung infection-pneumonia. Recurrent lung infections,malignancy, chronic cough, foreign body aspiration, pleural effusion,tuberculosis and bronchiectasis were other preliminary diagnoses. The mostcommon parenchymal pathology detected by computed tomography wasatelectasis. Parenchymal consolidation, pleural effusion, bronchiectasis, mosaicattenuation, ground-glass opacity, nodular infiltration and nodule were otherfindings.In this study it was shown that some parenchymal lesions, pneumoniacomplications and pleural effusions, which were not evident on chestradiography, could be easily determined on computed tomography. In lungpathologies various imaging modalities are beneficial and to avoid unnecessaryradiation exposure in pediatric patients, who are sensitive to radiation hazards,when the indication of computed tomography is determined, clinician shouldbetter take sentiments from the radiologist.