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- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of using the radiodensity ratio between lungs in chest X-rays to diagnose foreign body aspiration (FBA) in children.
- Researchers analyzed X-rays from 33 children with confirmed FBA and compared them to 66 control patients, dividing the subjects into different positioning subgroups.
- Results showed that the radiodensity ratios were significantly higher in the FBA subgroups than the corresponding control groups, suggesting this method could be a practical diagnostic tool for identifying radiolucent FBA in pediatric cases.
Article Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the utility of radiodensity ratio between lungs on chest X-ray for the diagnosis of radiolucent foreign body aspiration (FBA) in children.
Methods: X-rays of 33 patients with confirmed diagnosis of FBA by bronchoscopy were compared to 66 control patients. We divided the study group into three subgroups: symmetric (13-patients), right-oblique (RO;12-patients) and left-oblique (LO;8-patients).
Results: When we compared FBA-symmetric-subgroup to symmetric-control-group, FBA-RO-subgroup to RO-control-group and FBA-LO-subgroup to LO-control-group, radiodensity ratios were significantly higher in the FBA subgroups.
Conclusion: The calculated radiodensity ratio between lungs on X-ray would be a useful and practical tool for the diagnosis of radiolucent FBA in children.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.03.005 | DOI Listing |
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