Diagnostic value of chest CT scan for airway foreign body aspiration in children

Abstract Objective Many guidelines recommend chest X-rays as a screening tool for children with suspected foreign body aspiration (FBA). This study was conducted to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of chest CT scans in FBA as a tool to reduce the number of unnecessary bronchoscopies. Material and...

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Published in:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Main Authors: Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, Amir Baniasad, Seyed Ali Alamdaran, Seyed Javad Seyedi, Abolfazl Akbari, Masoud Mahdavi Rashed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-08-01
Subjects:
Foreign body aspiration
Chest CT scan
Bronchoscopy
Sensitivity and specificity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-025-00411-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-025-00411-5

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