title: Computed tomography diagnosis of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica.
abstract: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare benign disease characterized by the presence of osseous and cartilaginous submucosal nodules projecting into the tracheobronchial tree. Most cases are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally at post-mortem. We identified a case of TO on thoracic spiral CT and confirmed the diagnosis of bronchoscopy. This article reviews the imaging characteristics of TO, and shows the 3-D virtual bronchoscopic and multiplanar reconstruction appearances of TO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. bdjkwhite@hotmail.com
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Khoo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Southcott
mesh_terms: D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*