Cine CT during coughing for assessment of tracheomalacia: preliminary experience with 64-MDCT.
OBJECTIVE
64-MDCT is advantageous for functional imaging because of its high spatial and temporal resolution combined with its length of coverage. Our purpose is to describe the technical aspects of using 64-MDCT for cine CT during coughing and to share our preliminary clinical experience using this method.


CONCLUSIONS
This method is technically feasible and offers a promising alternative to previous cine CT methods for diagnosing tracheomalacia.
Boiselle
Phillip M
PM
Center for Airway Imaging, Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215, USA. pboisell@bidmc.harvard.edu
Lee
Karen S
KS
Lin
Shezhang
S
Raptopoulos
Vassilios
V
D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*