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DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN DETECTION OF LUNG CONSOLIDATION TAKING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AS GOLD STANDARD

Awais Hassan Shah, Hira Asghar, Saad Qayyum, Muhammad Mubeen Ul Haq, Asad Aziz, Khadija tul Kubra

Introduction: Lung consolidation is the area of fluid-filled lung tissue and can occurs due to cancer, pneumonia and pulmonary hemorrhage. Uncomplicated cases of consolidation due to pneumonia have a good prognosis and can be properly diagnosed using Lungs ultrasound (LUS) and chest radiography (CXR). LUS has the advantage of a bedside technique and does not pose a radiation hazard. Aim: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of chest ultrasound (LUS) in detecting lung consolidation by adopting computed tomography (CT) as the gold standard. Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at CMH Lahore between January 16, 2017 and January 15, 2018. LUS was done in patients who met the criteria of inclusion. Later, patients were planned for CT by a senior IT technician and interpreted by one senior radiologist. The results are recorded and compared. Results: The average age of patients was 42.34 ± 15.98. The LUS diagnostic accuracy was 98.26% with sensitivity 97.37% & specificity 97.75% respectively taking CT scan as gold standard. Conclusion: LUS is a useful tool for detecting lung consolidation, has high sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy and can replace chest radiographs. Keywords: CXR, ultrasound, computed tomography, lung consolidation