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M Rajani1, S Sharma1, P Sonekar1
1Department of Radiodiagnosis, Cardiothoracic Centre, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
Abstract:
We analysed 1899 consecutive chest X-rays done for 'routine diagnostic workup' in all patients admitted to hospital, as part of preoperative assessmentand in patients with infertility to determine the incidence of clinically important radiographic abormalities. There was a diagnostic yield of 3.1% in patients who were asymptomatic compared to 41% in those who had symptoms related to various chest diseases. This suggests that the prevalent practice of asking for chest X-raysin these situations should be curbed if not abandoned.
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