Table 1. Case characteristic of included data sets.
| Description | N = 536 |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 0–4 | 133 |
| 5+ | 403 |
| Sex | |
| M | 315 |
| F | 221 |
| Pulmonary TB | |
| Suspected | 231 |
| Confirmed | 5 |
| Negative | 5 |
| Unknown | 295 |
| Extra pulmonary TB | |
| Suspected | 144 |
| Confirmed* | 4 |
| Negative | 1 |
| Unknown | 387 |
| HIV-status | |
| Positive | 66 |
| Negative | 34 |
| Unknown | 436 |
| Type of Radiograph | |
| Thorax | 312 |
| Abdomen | 36 |
| Pelvis | 26 |
| Extremity upper (right, left) | 40 |
| Extremity lower (right, left) | 101 |
| Spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) | 17 |
| Others¥ | 4 |
| Clinical indication | |
| Respiratory illness | 267 |
| DD respiratory illness vs. cardiac cause | 25 |
| DD for surgical vs. conservative management–orthopedically (e.g. fractures) | 158 |
| DD for surgical vs. conservative management–thorax / abdomen | 46 |
| Follow-up radiograph for treatment response | 18 |
| OthersΩ | 22 |
DD = differential diagnosis
TB = tuberculosis
*Confirmed by smear microscopy or GeneXpert, or culture result from other external facility.
¥ Mandible, Skull
Ω Suspected mass, metastases, suspected extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), osteomyelitis