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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2022

Differences in CT imaging signs between patients with tuberculosis and those with tuberculosis and concurrent lung cancer.

Wencai Tang, Weijin Xing, Chuanzi Li, Zhongshi Nie, Mubin Cai

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Wencai TangDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, Hainan, China.
Weijin XingDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, Hainan, China.
Chuanzi LiDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, Hainan, China.
Zhongshi NieDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, Hainan, China.
Mubin CaiDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, Hainan, China.
Hainan Medical University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to compare the differences in imaging features between patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) alone and patients with TB complicated with lung cancer (LCA) as well as to investigate the diagnostic value of CT in these two groups.

methodsIn this retrospective study, 110 patients with confirmed TB admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University from March 2020 to April 2021 were collected and divided into TB+LCA group (50 cases, diagnosed with TB complicated with lung cancer) and TB group (60 cases, diagnosed with TB alone) according to actual diagnosis. The CT results of both groups were analyzed by the same group of physicians in a double-blind manner. The diagnostic value of CT for TB alone and TB complicated with lung cancer was calculated. The differences in CT imaging characteristics between the two groups were investigated. The differences in the structural characteristics of para-cancerous tissue between the two groups were analyzed.

resultsThe diagnostic accuracy of CT was 91.67% in TB patients (55/60) and 92.00% in TB+LCA patients (46/50) without significant difference (

conclusionCT has certain application value in differentiating TB alone from TB complicated with lung cancer, and there are many similarities in the imaging features of the two conditions. CT can be considered as a preliminary means of differential diagnosis of TB complicated with lung cancer, which is helpful to the primary screening diagnosis of lung cancer.

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CT diagnosisdifference analysisimaging featuresPulmonary tuberculosispulmonary tuberculosis complicated with lung cancer

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