Radiological imaging techniques as a tool to compare the incidence of asthma among traffic policemen to the security individuals
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
Objective: To determine the incidence rate of asthma among Traffic Police Individuals and to compare with the incidence rate in Security Individuals from the abnormalities detected in the Radiological examination. Methods: Radiological examination including Chest X-ray and HRCT was done in 50 male Traffic Police Individuals and 50 male Security Individuals. Results: Among 50 male Traffic Police Individuals, Chest X-ray diagnosed 12 individuals as asthmatic from the abnormalities compared to HRCT that could diagnose 36 individuals as asthmatic. Among the Security individuals, Chest X-ray diagnosed 3 individuals as asthmatic compared to the HRCT that diagnosed 11 individuals as asthmatic. Conclusion: The study shows that the incidence of Asthma is more in Traffic police individuals than the Security individuals. The study also shows that HRCT is of more diagnostic accuracy than Chest X-ray in asthma.
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Anitha B Rao, Mohd Rasheeduddin Imran
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