Spiral (helical) CT of tracheo-bronchial diseases

The acquisition techniques, including some important dosimetric considerati ons, and the reconstruction methods reviewing the tomographic, bronchograph ic and endoscopic rendering techniques are first taken into consideration. They are applied to the most usual problems and diseases encountered in the daily activity: - Pitfalls of interpretation of the tracheobronchial tree. - Management of hemoptysis. - Preoperative management of proximal bronchia l carcinoma. - Aids and complements to diagnostic and interventional bronch oscopy. The main purpose of this review, which merges the modern technology of spiral (helical) CT with the multislice acquisition in the very near fu ture, consists in delivering, whenever possible, an integrated diagnostic a nd therapeutic approach of imaging, endoscopy and surgery.