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Title : A comparative study of lung sonography versus high resolution CT chest in the assessment of pediatric interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis
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Abstract
Background and Aims: Pediatric interstitial lung disease (ILD) and bronchiectasis (BE) are two chronic lung diseases that have great negative impact on the patients’ life. HRCT is the gold standard for diagnosis. However, the hazards of irradiation on growing cells warranted a safer and radiation free tool like lung ultrasound. Patients and Methods:Lung ultrasound (LUS) was done to 52patients aged7.6 (± 3.9) years and divided into two groups: 26 patients with ILD and 26 patients with BE. The lung ultrasound was compared to the HRCT, to assess its value in detecting parenchymal and airway pathologies in these patients. Results:Sonographic B-lines were neither sensitive nor specific in detecting ground glass appearance, reticulations, mosaic attenuation, atelectatic bands or bronchiectasis. Sonographic air cyst pattern was sensitive and specific to cystic bronchiectasis with cicatrizationatelelectasis. Conclusion: LUS has limited role in chronic parenchymal and airway lung diseases