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Societies, international relief operations and the experiences gained during the war were the main topics held. Several reports and suggestions prepared by seven sub-committees were presented. The most important feature of the 10th Conference is that it gave a mandate to the National Societies and to the ICRC to assist victims of civil war and internal disturbances. A committee of four people had represented Turkey, and a member of the committee, Besim Omer Akalin had written down notes about the important points and framework of conference, and his expressions and thoughts. This study is aimed to present an important conference in the history of all Red Cross and Red Crescent institutions via the published notes of Besim Omer Akalin

High resolution computed tomographic findings in pulmonary tuberculosis

Background - Although chest radiographs usually provide adequate information for the diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis, minimal exudative tuberculosis can be overlooked on standard chest radiographs. The aim of the present study was to assess the findings of active pulmonary tuberculosis on high resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) scans and to evaluate their possible use in determining disease activity