RT Journal
A1 WOLFF E, STONE RS
T1 CHest roentgenograms of nontuberculous children suspected of being tuberculous
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1930
FD February 15
VO 94
IS 7
SP 458
OP 461
DO 10.1001/jama.1930.02710330012004
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1930.02710330012004
AB There exists a marked confusion in the interpretation of the shadows in the roentgenograms of children's chests. This is well illustrated by the recent paper of Hawes and Friedman1 in which it was shown that no agreement existed in the six separate interpretations of a series of films given by a pediatrician, two tuberculosis specialists and three roentgenologists. The basic reason seems to be that there is no general agreement on the possible changes to be seen in a nontuberculous chest. This preliminary study was undertaken to determine the condition in the chests of nontuberculous children in order to establish a basis for a further study of the chests of tuberculous children.The cases studied were referred to the Children's Chest Clinic of the University of California Hospital because they represented symptoms suggesting tuberculosis or were regarded as possible contact cases. The control group consisted of normal children from