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- * It highlights the importance of correlating ultrasound results with pathological features for better differential diagnosis, especially in high-risk populations where point-of-care ultrasound can serve as an initial screening tool.
- * The review cautions that while ultrasound can aid in sample collection for tuberculosis testing, a diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis cannot be confirmed solely through ultrasound, as many findings are non-specific.
Article Abstract
This review describes the appearance of extrapulmonary tuberculosis manifestations in comprehensive and multiparametric ultrasound imaging. The aim is to increase awareness of typical ultrasound findings regarding extrapulmonary tuberculosis, correlate those with pathological features, and facilitate differential diagnosis. Point of care ultrasound protocols can be used as a screening method in high-risk populations, although the negative findings do not exclude tuberculosis. Conversely, the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis can never be made using ultrasound alone, as many ultrasound findings in extrapulmonary tuberculosis are non-specific. However, ultrasound-based sampling techniques can significantly facilitate the collection of samples for microbiological or molecular proof of tuberculosis, as well as facilitating the establishment of alternative diagnoses.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11011484 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14070706 | DOI Listing |
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