The value of multi-slice spiral CT in the diagnosis of tracheobronchial foreign bodies
WANG Li
SUN Li-xin
WANG Fang
YU Xue-wen
JIAN Hui-rong
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical value of the multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT) in diagnosing tracheobronchi-al foreign bodies .Methods 43 patients suspected of having tracheobronchial foreign bodies were examined with MSCT and 3D reconstruction .Images by MSCT and those under the stiff bronchoscope were compared to analyze the value of MSCT .Results All 43 patients gained clear images .2 showed false positive images (which were turned to be thick spu-tum) .Foreign bodies located at trachea ,4 in tracheal bifurcation 14 at left bronchia 20 out at right bronchia 3 at distal main bronchus .Conclusion MSCT and imaging retro-processing techniques are valuable in the diagnosis of tracheobron-chial foreign bodies .For the patients suspected of having tracheobronchial foreign bodies ,MSCT can be as a routine pre-operative examination .
Keywords：TracheaBronchiForeign bodiesTomographyX-ray computed
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 738-740 )