title: Thin-section spiral volumetric CT for the assessment of lobar and segmental bronchial stenoses.
abstract: Thin-section volumetric computed tomography (CT) was used to examine the lobar and segmental bronchi of five patients who had stenoses of these airways diagnosed by previous bronchography and/or bronchoscopy. Four of 23 lobar bronchi and 42 of 72 segmental bronchi were judged to be stenotic by CT. Our findings in this small group suggest that thin-section volumetric CT is a promising non-invasive technique that is likely to prove useful in the assessment of such stenoses in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Curtin
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Innes
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001995:Bronchography; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*