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@entity1 @entity1398 @entity2101 @entity55
Radiologists have a special role in the management of @entity1398 @entity1 . The appropriate investigational technique, frequently targeted differential diagnosis, and the special needs of these @entity1 , need to be understood. Early detection of a focus is the major goal in febrile @entity1398 @entity1 . As @entity55 is the most common focus, chest imaging is a special radiological task. The sensitivity of chest X-ray, especially in supine position, is known to be low; therefore, the very sensitive @entity2101 ( @entity2101 ) became gold standard in @entity1398 hosts and will probably be replaced by thin-section multislice CT (MSCT) in the near future. Costs of @entity2101 are low in comparison to antibiotics. An infiltrate needs to be localised, so that a physician can utilise this information as a guidance for invasive procedures for further microbiological work-up. The radiological characterisation of infiltrates gives a first and rapid hint to differentiate between different sorts of infectious (typical bacterial, atypical bacterial, fungal) and non-infectious aetiologies. Follow-up investigations need careful interpretation according to disease and concomitant treatment. Due to an increased incidence of fungal infiltrates even with appropriate therapy, follow-up of an infiltrate must use further parameters in addition to lesion size. Temporary exclusion of infectious involvement of the lung with high accuracy remains of special interest for clinicians.
