title: Imaging of Asthma.
abstract: Asthma is one of the most common diseases of the lung. Asthma manifests with common, although often subjective and nonspecific, imaging features at radiography and high-resolution computed tomography. The primary role of imaging is not to make a diagnosis of asthma but to identify complications, such as allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, or mimics of asthma, such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis. This article reviews the imaging features of asthma as well as common complications and mimics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Room K012f, Denver, CO 80206-2761, USA. Electronic address: richardsj@njhealth.org.
authors.forename: John Caleb
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Room K012f, Denver, CO 80206-2761, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Room K012f, Denver, CO 80206-2761, USA.
authors.forename: Tilman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koelsch
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Room K012f, Denver, CO 80206-2761, USA.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dyer
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Allergic-bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Asthma; Bronchiectasis; High-resolution computed tomography; Radiography