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Table 2 Frequency (%) of primary and final diagnosis among the investigated population

From: Evaluation of the appropriate use of chest CT-Scans in the diagnosis of hospitalized patients in shiraz teaching hospitals, Southern Iran

Disease

Primary diagnosis

Final diagnosis

Pulmonary thromboembolism

45 (20.8)

28 (13.0)

Pneumonia

38 (17.6)

34 (15.7)

Miscellaneous

29 (13.4)

45 (20.8)

Heart failure or pulmonary edema

22 (10.2)

18 (8.3)

malignancy (primary/ secondary)

21 (9.7)

27 (12.5)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

18 (8.3)

16 (7.4)

Pleural effusion

14 (6.5)

13 (6.0)

Interstitial lung disease

12 (5.6)

11 (5.1)

Tuberculosis

10 (4.6)

14 (6.5)

Bronchiectasis

4 (1.9)

7 (3.2)

Aspiration pneumonia

3 (1.4)

3 (1.4)