OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value of chest X-Ray in tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration among group of children in southern Punjab. METHODS The Cross sectional/comparative diagnostic procedural study was conducted in the Department of Radiology, Nishtar Medical College and Children Hospital Complex. Multan from January 2009-January 2011. Chest CT was performed in 45 consecutive ...

BACKGROUND A project was implemented in 2010 to improve TB notification and TB screening and diagnostic routines in large general hospitals. The aims of present study was to assess baseline TB screening and diagnostic practices in the three largest general hospitals in Vietnam. OBJECTIVES To assess baseline TB screening and diagnostic practices in the three largest general hospitals in Vietna...

At birth, three infants had typical to-and-fro murmurs and laboratory features suggesting tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve. Initial posteroanterior chest x-ray films were atypical for the condition because of the apparent absence of dilation of the proximal pulmonary arterial tree. Lateral chest x-ray films invariably demonstrated a large hilar mass. Radiographic findings on the ...

sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is extremely rare.  herein, a case of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung in a 44-year-old woman is reported.  on admission, the patient complained of pain in the left lower neck and upper chest.  chest x-ray revealed a mass in lingular lobe of the left lung.  the patient underwent surgery and a mass was removed through left posterolateral thoracotomy.  pathologi...

Over the past few months, exponential increase in COVID-19 cases has been overwhelming for many healthcare systems across world. With 114 million globally as of 28th February 2021, with India itself having 11.1 cases, it challenged us testing, quarantine, and safety measures. Having limited testing kits, not all patients that have symptoms respiratory illness can be tested using conventional te...

Introduction: Brief lung scan protocols have been recommended as a useful adjunct to identify pulmonary oedema in the breathless elderly patient. Some papers quote diagnostic accuracies above that of chest x-ray. Method: We recruited a prospective convenience sample of patients over sixty years of age reporting any breathlessness on presentation to the emergency department. Those who received b...

Background: Pulmonary atelectasis is common following sternotomy for cardiac surgery. The degree of atelectasis present on chest x-ray has been used to assess efficacy of interventions designed to reduce atelectasis, however radiological atelectasis scoring systems used may exaggerate the clinical effect of atelectasis in these patients. We have produced an alternative scoring system that seeks...