title: Therapy-related noninfectious complications in patients with hematologic malignancies: high-resolution computed tomography findings.
abstract: Pulmonary complications are a leading source of mortality in patients treated for hematologic malignancies. After hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, treatment-related noninfectious complications constitute more than half of the pulmonary pathology and represent a particular diagnostic challenge. This review illustrates the high-resolution computed tomography findings of common therapy-related complications and thereby demonstrates a high degree of overlap between the patterns of various toxicities. Clinical background knowledge of the distinct entities is reviewed and highlighted as an indispensable instrument to narrow the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany. h.brodoefel@t-online.de
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brodoefel
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faul
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salih
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fenchel
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horger
mesh_terms: D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*