Table 1. Tomographic findings from 20 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with suggestive signs at the start of treatment and post-treatment.
| Computed tomography findings | Start of treatment | Post-treatment | Post-treatment/start of treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Thick-walled cavities | 16 | 80.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1/16 | 6.2 |
| Centrilobular nodules | 19 | 95.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 5/19 | 26.3 |
| Confluent micronodules | 16 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0/16 | - |
| Nodules | 14 | 70.0 | 7 | 35.0 | 7/14 | 50.0 |
| Consolidations | 9 | 45.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 3/9 | 33.3 |
| Masses | 12 | 60.0 | 9 | 45.0 | 9/12 | 75.0 |
| Thickening of bronchial walls | 13 | 65.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 4/13 | 30.7 |
| Tree-in-bud appearance | 12 | 60.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1/12 | 8.3 |
| Cylindrical bronchiectasis | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | - | 0/4 | - |
| Thin-walled cavities | 0 | - | 5 | 25.0 | 5/0 | - |
| Traction bronchiectasis | 0 | - | 7 | 35.0 | 7/0 | - |
| Bands | 2 | 10.0 | 14 | 70.0 | 14/2 | - |