Head and Neck Imaging
Comparison of CT Chest Scanand Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion
Author：LAI Bing-yan.
affiliation：Department of Ultrasound, Shaanxi Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an 710002, Shaanxi Province, China
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Objective To explore the manifestation and diagnostic positive rates of pleural effusion of chest CT scan and Ultrasound. Methods A total of 200 cases with pleural effusion in our hospital from October 2009 to October 2011 were included into the study, 60 cases had large amount of pleural effusion, 56 cases had middle pleural effusion, 44 cases had small amount, and the other 40 cases had encysted fluid. All cases underwent ultrasound and chest CT plain scan. Results 168 cases were diagnosed by chest CT plain scan, with the diagnostic rate of 84%; 199 cases were diagnosed by ultrasound , with the diagnostic rate of 99.5%, higher than that of the chest CT plain scan, the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion B-mode ultrasound in the diagnosis of pleural effusion was high cost-effective and had better application value.
【Keyword】Pleural Effusion; Ultrasound; CT Chest Scan
【Chart number】R561
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2016.08.018
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th14Volume， th 8 Issue
2016Year08Month
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