Radiation semiotics of disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis

The aim of the study was to optimize the radiation diagnosis and differentiation of disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis (DTL) by studying the ray lung semiotics using multislice computed tomography (MSCT), radionuclide diagnostics (RND) with the use of a radiopharmaceutical (RFP) 99mTc-technetril and identifying the most informative for disseminated tuberculosis MSCT- RIA criteria. Materials and methods. The analysis of MSCT data was performed in 67 patients who had X-ray signs of pulmonary dissemination. The study was conducted on a multislice computer tomograph Somatom Emotion 16 from Siemens. 23 patients underwent a radionuclide study with a 99mTc-technetril radiopharmaceutical on the Nucline Spirit gamma camera in the planar and single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) mode. The statistical processing of the data was carried out using the MicrosoftExcel software package. The reliability of the differences between the qualitative indices of the compared groups was determined using the 2 criterion. Results. The distribution of foci of dissemination according to MSCT using the high resolution algorithm (HRCT) was characterized by localization of dissemination foci in the structures of the primary, secondary pulmonary lobe, perivascular and peribronchial, involvement of pleura piles of various degrees and reactive changes in the intrathoracic lymph nodes (VGLU). In 55.7% of cases, foci with DTL were distributed in intralobular structures, lobular septa and endobronchial. In 86.3%, fragmentary infiltration of axial interstitium was noted. There was also marked infiltration of pleura sheets involving extrapuleural fat tissue in 50.7% of cases. Hyperplasia of the intrathoracic lymph nodes was established in 12.5% of cases. According to planar and SPECT studies in 21.0%, the prevalence of dissemination by CT correlated with accumulation of RFP in the lungs according to planar research and topically - in VGLU according to SPECT. In 81.8% of cases of hyperplasia of lymph nodes revealed by CT, there was an accumulation of RFP by SPECT. In 42.1% of cases of limited dissemination, according to CT, there was a diffuse accumulation of RFP following the results of planar scintigraphy. Conclusion Interpretation of the obtained data, taking into account the level of damage to the structural units of the lung with the definition of activity and prevalence in the application of different radiotherapy techniques, allows to optimize the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis.

компьютерная томография, диссеминированный туберкулез легких, computed tomography, disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis, гранулематозы легких, сцинтиграфия легких, lung granulomatosis, lung scintigraphy

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