title: Computed tomography in adult obliterative bronchiolitis.
abstract: Fifteen adults with obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) were investigated with computed tomography (CT). CT was considered to be abnormal in 13/15 patients (87%) showing widespread areas of increased attenuation of a patchy nature and variable proportion. CT revealed more extensive changes than the chest radiograph or bronchogram. It is a non-invasive well-tolerated and easily repeatable technique and may have an important role in the radiological evaluation of adults with OB.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Institute, Brompton Hospital, London.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sweatman
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Strickland
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turner-Warwick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001995:Bronchography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed