Sentence examples for stage chest from inspiring English sources

Tests solicited at the time of diagnosis: spirometry (FEV1 value and spirometry stage, chest X-ray, gasometry (PO2, Sat02, CO2), electrocardiogram, blood analyses, weight and height and body mass index (BMI).

Few studies compared staging chest CT with chest x-ray.

The clinical benefit of a staging chest CT, however, has been controversial.

Indeterminate lesions were seen on 50 staging chest CTs (25%) (Fig.  1).

Based on this study, a routine staging chest CT in CRC patients is not advocated.

Staging chest CT revealed pulmonary metastases in 6 patients, with 1 false positive finding.

In none of the patients the treatment plan for the primary tumor was changed based on the staging chest CT.

Two studies compared a negative chest x-ray with outcome on chest CT in preoperative staging, concluding that a staging chest CT had little to no additional value.

There are few studies describing the outcome and clinical relevance of a staging chest CT. 1– 5 The main problem of staging with chest CT lies in the frequent finding of indeterminate lesions (20%30%%).

The low incidence of pulmonary metastases and minimal consequences for the treatment plan limits the clinical value of routine staging chest CT before operation.

Computed tomography is now often done before histology results are available so it is not practical to omit staging chest CT.