高分辨率计算机断层扫描在患有部署相关肺部疾病的症状退伍军人的研究结果
Cecile S Rose1,2, Lauren M Zell-Baran1, Carlyne Cool1,2
1National Jewish Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
高分辨率计算机断层扫描 (HRCT) 显示,在有症状的部署退伍军人中,存在有限的异常. 呼吸空气陷是唯一重要的发现,这表明HRCT的实用性对于诊断部署相关的肺部疾病是很差的.
科学领域:
- 肺部医学 肺部医学
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
- 军人卫生保健 军人卫生保健
背景情况:
- 在西南亚和阿富汗的军事部署与喘和支气管炎等症状性呼吸道疾病有关.
- 胸部高分辨率计算机断层扫描 (HRCT) 对肺部疾病的诊断价值在这个人群中仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 评估胸部HRCT视觉评估对在有症状的军事人员中识别部署相关肺部疾病的有用性.
- 将部署人员的HRCT发现与健康对照进行比较.
主要方法:
- 三名胸部放射科医生审查了45名有症状的部署军人和46名健康对照者的胸部HRCT图像.
- 人口统计学,临床特征和成像研究结果在各组之间进行了比较.
- 分析了后勤回归和互评价协议.
主要成果:
- 呼吸空气陷是HRCT唯一发现的发现,与对照组相比,部署人员的频率明显高.
- 在部署人员中,HRCT揭示了活检确认的条件的最小异常,如支气管炎,粒状肺炎和肺气.
- 在21名活检证明的肺气患者中,只有2名在HRCT上显示肺气.
结论:
- 对HRCT的视觉评估在检测正常或接近正常的螺旋计的症状部署退伍军人的这一队伍中异常的效用有限.
- 外科肺活检似乎比HRCT更敏感,用于诊断与部署相关的肺部疾病.
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