Suspected airway compression in symptomatic children with Lymphobronchial Tuberculosis (LBTB) can be diagnosed using modern computed tomography (CT) assisted by coronal minimum intensity projection (MinIP) reconstructions. The accuracy of plain radiographs in detecting airway compression in children with TB has not been evaluated against an imaging gold standard in a dedicated manner. We aimed to compare frontal CXR against thick-slab angled coronal CT MinIP in identifying airway stenosis at ten specific sites and to determine the agreement between the modalities regarding the degree of stenosis. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2023 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2023

Authors: Calle Toro Juan, Bester Dewald, Venkatakrishna Shyam Sunder, Ali Krim Ahmed, Lucas Susan, Goussard Pierre, Andronikou Savvas

Keywords: Lymphobronchial Tuberculosis, minimum intensity projection, computed tomography

Lymphobronchial TB (LBTB) in children refers to airway narrowing by tuberculous lymphadenopathy. Diagnosis is made invasively using flexible bronchoscopy or noninvasively with CT, which can include minimum intensity projection (MinIP) reconstructions. Our aim was to generate standardized coronal minimum intensity projection CT reconstructions and compare these with flexible bronchoscopy in children with LBTB. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2023 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2023

Authors: Calle Toro Juan, Ali Krim Ahmed, Venkatakrishna Shyam Sunder, Bester Dewald, Lucas Susan, Goussard Pierre, Andronikou Savvas

Keywords: Trachea, CT, Lymphobronchial TB