Imaging Findings in Chest Computed Tomography: Initial Experience in a Developing Country - Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics

OJCD > Vol.7 No.4, December 2017

Imaging Findings in Chest Computed Tomography: Initial Experience in a Developing Country ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojcd.2017.74012 1,048 Downloads 2,610 Views Citations

Author(s)

Adenike T. Adeniji-Sofoluwe¹, Ademola J. Adekanmi^1*, Richard Efidi²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
²Department of Radiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

Background: High resolution chest computed tomography (HRCT) is an established imaging modality that accurately assesses disease processes that are non-specific on conventional chest radiography. Chest Computed Tomography (CT) has proven invaluable in the evaluation of various diseases of the chest providing precise diagnosis that have great impact on the course of management. In this study, our aim is to evaluate the spectrum of radiological findings in all patients that had chest CTs at a tertiary health Institution in a developing Country. Method: This is a 6-year retrospective study of all patients that had Chest CT from 2009 till 2015. All patient data were retrieved and their Chest CT images reviewed and radiological findings and diagnosis documented. Results: Age range of patients was 1 - 84 years with a mean of 52.36 ± 22.9 years. Ten patients were children (12%). There were more males 53 (63.1%) than females 31 (36.9%) in the study. Referral for imaging was predominantly from internal medicine 33 (47.1%) and Surgery 27 (38.6%) departments. Most of the patients, 53 (63.1%) did not have previous chest radiographs. Consolidative changes were the most common parenchymal finding (77.4%). Few mediastinal masses were found in the study population. CT angiography constituted only 10.7% of all chest CTs done in adults. Conclusion: Few chest CT evaluations are performed compared to CTs of other parts of the body done in the same period. Chest CT is generally under-utilized even in a tertiary institution. There is a need to educate chest physicians on the role and advantages of CT use for the management of their patients.

KEYWORDS

Chest, High Resolution Computed Tomography (CT), Findings

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Adeniji-Sofoluwe, A. , Adekanmi, A. and Efidi, R. (2017) Imaging Findings in Chest Computed Tomography: Initial Experience in a Developing Country. Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics, 7, 113-123. doi: 10.4236/ojcd.2017.74012.

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