Imaging manifestations of B-mode ultrasound combined with CT in tuberculous pleuritis patients and the diagnostic value

• Published in: Experimental and therapeutic medicine Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 2343 - 2348
• Main Authors: Zhou, Shisheng, Zhao, Jiming, Song, Xianhui, Zheng, Mei, Li, Hong, Pan, Yinghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece Spandidos Publications UK Ltd 01.09.2018; D.A. Spandidos
• Subjects: Age; Calcification; Clinical medicine; Hospitalization; Infectious diseases; Medical diagnosis; Medical imaging; Tuberculosis; Ultrasonic imaging; China; computed tomography; diagnosis; B-mode ultrasound; imaging manifestations; tuberculous pleuritis

Clinical diagnostic values of B-mode ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) for tuberculous pleuritis were investigated. A total of 685 patients clinically diagnosed with tuberculous pleuritis in Yantaishan Hospital from January 2012 to August 2016 were selected as study subjects. The patients were...