BACKGROUND Chest x-ray (CXR) is widely used for diagnosing and screening pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), yet its validity is debatable and its costs are relatively high. This study aimed to determine the validity of CXR screening in detecting radiological findings compatible with active PTB or with old healed tuberculosis (OHTB). METHODS All Ethiopian immigrants to Israel between 2001 and 2005...

Unilateral vocal fold immobility (UVFI) is a sign of underlying disease. No consensus exists regarding the appropriate evaluation. This study was performed to determine the ability of a chest radiograph (CXR) to limit further costly testing. The charts of 169 patients with previously undiagnosed UVFI were reviewed. In 113 patients the etiology was identified during the history and physical exam...

A best evidence topic was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether routine chest radiography is indicated following chest drain removal in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. A total of 356 papers were found using the reported searches; of which, 6 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, date, journal, study type,...

We would like to contribute to the ongoing discussion regarding different chest radiograph (CXR) strategies in the intensive care unit (ICU). In their review and metaanalysis in a recent issue of Critical Care, Ganapathy and colleagues [1] concluded that they found no harm associated with a restricted CXR strategy for ICU patients. On the other hand, they stated that the safety of abandoning ro...

BACKGROUND In many hospitals a routine chest X-ray is performed on admission. There are, however, scant data regarding its usefulness in contemporary patient populations. METHODS We studied consecutive patients admitted during a 2 month period to a single department of medicine, where hospital policy mandates performing an admission CXR. Two senior clinicians not involved in the care of these...

Tuberculosis (TB) is associated with an increased risk of chronic lung impairment. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics and lung functions according to definition of past TB. We used the population-based, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) (2008-2012) to analyze 13,522 subjects age 40 years or older who underwent spirometry and chest X-...

introduction: chest x-ray (cxr) is the simplest diagnostic tool of community acquired pneumonia (cap), but it has some limitation. therefore, the aim of this study is comparing the diagnostic accuracy of cxr and chest ultrasonography (cus) in detection of cap. methods: in the present study, a consecutive sample of suspected patients with cap was underwent cus, cxr, and chest computed tomography...

BACKGROUND Inter-rater agreement in the interpretation of chest X-ray (CXR) films is crucial for clinical and epidemiological studies of tuberculosis. We compared the readings of CXR films used for a survey of tuberculosis between raters from two Asian countries. METHODS Of the 11,624 people enrolled in a prevalence survey in Hanoi, Viet Nam, in 2003, we studied 258 individuals whose CXR film...

BACKGROUND The current cost of Xpert MTB RIF (Xpert) consumables is such that algorithms are needed to select which patients to prioritise for testing with Xpert. OBJECTIVE To evaluate two algorithms for prioritisation of Xpert in primary health care settings in a high TB and HIV burden setting. METHOD Consecutive, presumptive TB patients with a cough of any duration were offered either Xpe...

Computer tomography (CT) is an effective technique in the initial evaluation of the abdomen and head following blunt trauma. To evaluate the role of CT of the thorax, a prospective study comparing routine early thoracic CT scanning with initial chest roentgenogram (CXR) was carried out on 73 patients with blunt torso trauma undergoing concomitant abdominal CT examination. Initial CXR and CT sca...