The yield of chest X-ray or ultra-low-dose chest-CT in emergency department patients suspected of pulmonary infection without respiratory symptoms or signs.
Inge A H van den BerkEmile H LejeuneMaadrika M N P KanglieTjitske S R van EngelenWouter de MonyéShandra BipatPatrick M M BossuytJaap StokerJan M Prinsnull nullPublished in: European radiology (2023)
• Clinical significant pneumonia does occur in patients who have a fever, low core body temperature, or elevated CRP without respiratory symptoms or signs. • Pulmonary imaging should be considered in patients with unexplained symptoms or signs of infections. • To exclude pneumonia in this patient group, ULDCT's improved sensitivity is a significant advantage over CXR.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- low dose
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- high resolution
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary hypertension
- patient reported outcomes
- photodynamic therapy
- high dose
- intensive care unit
- fluorescence imaging
- dual energy
- patient reported
- positron emission tomography
- depressive symptoms
- adverse drug