Tracheobronchomalacia: dynamic airway evaluation with multidetector CT.
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to evaluate the role of dynamic inspiratory-expiratory imaging with multidetector CT in patients with suspected tracheobronchomalacia. CONCLUSION. Multidetector CT with inspiratory-expiratory imaging is a promising method in the evaluation of patients with dynamic airway collapse. In our study, the degree of dynamic collapse correlated well with bronchoscopic results. Dynamic expiratory multidetector CT may offer a feasible alternative to bronchoscopy in patients with suspected tracheobronchomalacia.
Gilkeson
R C
RC
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Ciancibello
L M
LM
Hejal
R B
RB
Montenegro
H D
HD
Lange
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P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001995:Bronchography; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012119:Respiration; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*