Thin-section spiral volumetric CT for the assessment of lobar and segmental bronchial stenoses.
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.
Curtin
J J
JJ
Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, UK.
Innes
N J
NJ
Harrison
B D
BD
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*