The role of multidetector computed tomography in the diagnosis and assessment of patients with hemoptesis

Abstract

Objective This study aims to assess the role of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in the diagnosis and assessment of patients with hemoptesis. Patients and Methods This was a prospective study carried out on a total of 20 patients who presented with hemoptysis, all referred from the Chest Department and clinic to the Radiology Department in El-Zahra Hospital for 164 slice MDCT examination; the study was carried out for a period of 1 year from January 2020 to January 2021 after receiving approval from the ethical committee of the institute. Informed consent was obtained from all patients before inclusion in the study. Results The MDCT study showed that bronchogenic carcinoma was found to be the most common cause of hemoptysis in six (30%) patients, pulmonary embolism and bronchiectasis were found in four (20%) patients, in two (10%) patients, metastasis was present due to breast and testicular cancer, and one (5%) patient, lung abscess, pulmonary hypertension, tuberculosis, and alveolar hemorrhage were present. Conclusion MDCT proved to be the imaging modality of choice in the diagnosis of hemoptysis, being superior to chest radiography in demonstrating not only causes of delay but also the extent of lung abnormalities.