Assessment of airway compression on chest radiographs in children with pulmonary tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00247-017-3887-9
Abstract: BackgroundBecause small, pliable paediatric airways are easily compressed by enlarged lymph nodes, detection of radiographic airway compression might be an objective criterion for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis.ObjectiveTo investigate the frequency and inter-observer agreement of airway compression… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary tuberculosis; airway compression; radiographs;