When is chest radiography indicated in a child?
Korppi, M.; Seuri, R.
Duodecim; Laaketieteellinen Aikakauskirja 132(1): 71-75
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-7183 PMID: 27044183 Document Number: 686999
Chest radiography is the most common radiological examination in children. The indications are severe or complicatec pneumonia, exclusion of other diseases when diagnosing asthma, and suspected foreign body aspiration if emergency bronchoscopy is not performed. Community-acquired pneumonia can be diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms anc findings alone, but if hospitalization is needed for pneumonia, the diagnosis needs to be confirmed with chest radiography Imaging is the only reliable method to assess the severity of pneumonia and to detect the complications.