Table 2 Imaging assessment in patients with final diagnosis of tubercular infection
Imaging assessment (with & without clinical & laboratory assessment) | Tubercular infection (n = 14) | |
|---|---|---|
Correct diagnosis | Misdiagnosis | |
Chest X-ray (done in all 14 patients) (hilar &/or mediastinal LNs with/without parenchymal lesions, miliary nodules) | 4 | 1-normal CXR 9-bacterial (consolidation) |
Chest X-ray + CT (done in 11 patients) (necrotic LNs with/without parenchymal lesions, miliary nodules) | 8 | 3-bacterial (consolidation, with/without LNs) |
Imaging + clinical (chronic symptom > 3 weeks, fever with cough) | 12 | 2-bacterial (BAL isolated MTB in one patient & Mantoux test was positive in another patient) |
Imaging + clinical + laboratory findings | 14 | 0 |