Pulmonology
Chest computed tomography scan as an initial diagnostic method for tuberculosis infection detected by mass screening
Dong-Hyun Joo, Hyun Woo Lee, Seo-Young Yoon, Tae Yun Park, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hee Soon Chung, Jung-Kyu Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1410-1419. Published online July 15, 2021
Background/Aims: We assessed the diagnostic yield of chest computed tomography (CT) as an initial diagnostic method for patients with a tuberculosis (TB) infection detected by mass screening in a country with an intermediate TB burden.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients with T..
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