Early Evaluation of an Ultra-Portable X-ray System for Tuberculosis Active Case Finding.

ABSTRACT: X-ray screening is an important tool in tuberculosis (TB) prevention and care, but access has historically been restricted by its immobile nature. As recent advancements have improved the portability of modern X-ray systems, this study represents an early evaluation of the safety, image quality and yield of using an ultra-portable X-ray system for active case finding (ACF). We reported operational and radiological performance characteristics and compared image quality between the ultra-portable and two reference systems. Image quality was rated by three human readers and by an artificial intelligence (AI) software. We deployed the ultra-portable X-ray alongside the reference system for community-based ACF and described TB care cascades for each system. The ultra-portable system operated wi

SUBMITTER: Vo LNQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482270 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature