A CT-based nomogram for differentiating invasive fungal disease of the lung from bacterial pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an annual increase in the incidence of invasive fungal disease (IFD) of the lung worldwide, but it is always a challenge for physicians to make an early diagnosis of IFD of the lung. Computed tomography (CT) may play a certain role in the diagnosis of IFD of the lung, however, there are no specific imaging signs for differentiating IFD of lung from bacterial pneumonia (BP).

Methods

A total of 214 patients with IFD of the lung or clinically confirmed BP were retrospectively enrolled from two institutions (171 patients from one institution in the training set and 43 patients from another institution in the test set). The features of thoracic CT images of the 214 patients were analyzed on the picture archiving and communication system by two radiologists, an

SUBMITTER: Gong M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature