ACR Appropriateness Criteria on chronic dyspnea: suspected pulmonary origin.
Chronic dyspnea of pulmonary origin raises concern for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or interstitial lung disease. A chest radiograph is recommended as the initial imaging study. When chest radiography is nonrevealing or provides no definitive diagnosis, a high-resolution chest computed tomography is indicated. The high-resolution chest computed tomography should include expiratory imaging in patients with known or suspected air trapping.
Dyer
Debra Sue
DS
Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80121-2192, USA. DebraDyer1@comcast.net
Khan
Arfa R
AR
Mohammed
Tan-Lucien
TL
Amorosa
Judith K
JK
Batra
Poonam V
PV
Gurney
Jud W
JW
Jeudy
Jean
J
Kaiser
Larry
L
Macmahon
Heber
H
Raoof
Suhail
S
Vydareny
Kay H
KH
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*