title: [Detection of a bronchopleural fistula with spiral CT and 3D reconstruction].
abstract: A patient with a carcinoma of the oral cavity, pleural empyema, persisting seropneumothorax, and suspected bronchopleural fistula underwent computed tomography for further evaluation. Volume acquisition using the spiral technique was the prerequisite for three-dimensional reconstruction, which was done by minimum intensity-projection and seed-based "volume of interest" segmentation. The diagnosis "bronchopleural fistula", which was displayed in its entire course, was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Radiologie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wolcke
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Kauczor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kelbel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mildenberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging