Added value of a chest multidetector computed tomography scoring system in the assessment of chronic lung disease among pediatric patients

Abstract Background Pediatric chronic lung disease (CLD) represents a heterogeneous group of several distinct clinical entities, with its prevalence increasing over the last decade. The current study aimed to identify role chest multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) using modified Bhalla scoring for early diagnosis CLD in pediatric patients and determine most common MDCT findings. This prospective involved 45 respiratory symptoms, all whom underwent MDCT. Thereafter, data were analyzed score. Results Chronic diseases classified according their radiological criteria. total CT score, which was significant factor inhalation recurrent inflammatory diseases, varied between 2 21 points, those having autoimmune exhibiting largest value mean severity symptoms not correlated Conclusion Our findings showed that useful tool diagnosing assessing extent, severity, superimposed complications. system allowed systematic primary follow-up assessments various lesions cases varying etiologies.