title: [Radiologic diagnosis of lung tuberculosis].
abstract: The radiologic knowledge of tuberculosis-associated lung disease is an essential tool in the clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis. Chest radiography is the primary imaging method, but the importance of CT is still increasing, as CT is more sensitive in the detection of cavitation, of hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathie, of endobronchial spread and of complications in the course of the disease. In addition, CT has been proven as a valuable technique in the assessment of tuberculosis activity, especially in patients where M. tuberculosis has not been detected in the sputum or in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Depending on the immune status of the patient, the morphologic spectrum of tuberculosis is quite variable. Early diagnosis of tuberculosis is essential to prevent further spread of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Otto-Wagner-Spital, Sanatoriumsstr 2, A-1140, Wien, Austria. edith.eisenhuber@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eisenhuber
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mostbeck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bankier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stadler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rumetshofer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents