Author(s)

Armel Philippe Awana^1,2*, Ambroise Merci Seme Engoumou³, Julienne Onguene Medza⁴, Patrice Esame Ndive², Odile Fernande Zeh^2,4, Pierre Ongolo Zogo^2,5, Samuel Nko’o Amvene^2,6

¹Yaounde Jamot Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon.
²Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
³Vitro Fertilisation Yaounde Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery and Human Reproductive Teaching Hospital, Yaounde, Came-roon.
⁴Yaounde Gynaecology Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon.
⁵Yaounde Central Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon.
⁶Yaounde University Teaching Hospital Centre, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Chest investigation is common in hospital practice. Chest X-ray is readily available and usually the first chest investigation. Thoracic CT scan constitutes an alternative and complimentary chest investigation. It is currently the most efficient investigation for the chest and its contents. Objectives: To evaluate the relevance of chest CT Scan requests in two university teaching hospitals in Cameroon. Material and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, retrospective and descriptive study at the Radiology and imaging units of the Yaounde Central Hospital and the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital Centre. Included in our study were files of patients who had a chest CT scan investigation during three years. Results: We had a study population of 323 subjects. The age interval was 23 months to 91 years old. Pulmonologist were the most prescribers with 27.2%. We had 80% conformity of indications with French Society of Radiology (FSR) standards. 50 over of 323 indications were not recommended by the FSR. Conclusion: There is a conformity rate of 80% between indications and the FSR recommendations.

CT Scan, Chest, Relevance, Request, Prescribers

Awana, A. , Engoumou, A. , Medza, J. , Ndive, P. , Zeh, O. , Zogo, P. and Amvene, S. (2018) Relevance of Chest CT Scan Requests in Two University Teaching Hospitals in a Developing Country. Open Journal of Radiology, 8, 84-90. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2018.82010.