Assessment and monitoring of cystic fibrosis lung disease in infants and young children.
Chronic airway infection and inflammation are the hallmarks of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. As these events occur early in life, it is critical to develop techniques for the assessment and monitoring of early-CF lung disease in infants and young children. In the last several years, there have been major advances in the development of imaging technology to assess structural damage in CF lung disease, noninvasive markers of CF airway inflammation and measurement of lung function in infants and young children with CF. In this article, we will review these advances and techniques, and discuss future directions for research and clinical applications.
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Clement L
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University of Rochester, Department of Pediatrics, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. clement_ren@urmc.rochester.edu