CT imaging for diagnosis of thoracic sarcoidosis
10.7687/J.ISSN1003-8868.2015.09.087
- VernacularTitle:胸部结节病CT影像诊断及临床应用
- Author:
Lingen YANG
;
Zhiyuan RAO
;
Guihua WU
;
Changhua LIU
;
Fangming GENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chest;
sarcoidosis;
CT
- From:
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal
2015;(9):87-89
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To investigate the CT findings of thoracic sarcoidosis and improve the understanding and diagnostic level of the disease. Retrospective analysis of the pathology or clinical treatment were observed in 20 patients with thoracic sarcoidosis accorded with the diagnostic standard of CT performance. There were 15 cases confirmed by pathology and 5 cases verified after clinical treatment. There were hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes in 90% cas-es, pulmonary mainly nodules in 60% case, pulmonary fibrosis in 20% cases, bronchovascular bundle thickening in 15%cases, pleural effusion in 10% cases, interlobular septal thickening in 15% cases, ground-glass opacity in 10% cases and pulmonary consolidation in 5% cases. CT findings of thoracic sarcoidosis may help improve the rate of its diagnosis.
