Citation
Rc. Gilkeson et al., Original report - Tracheobronchomalacia: Dynamic airway evaluation with multidetector CT, AM J ROENTG, 176(1), 2001, pp. 205-210
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
ISSN journal
0361803X
→ ACNP
Volume
176
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
205 - 210
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-803X(200101)176:1<205:OR-TDA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to evaluate the role of dynamic i
nspiratory-expiratory imaging with multidetector CT in patients with suspec
ted tracheobronchomalacia.
CONCLUSION. Multidetector CT with inspiratory-expiratory imaging is a promi
sing method in the evaluation of patients with dynamic airway collapse. In
our study, the degree of dynamic collapse correlated well with bronchoscopi
c results. Dynamic expiratory multidetector CT may offer a feasible alterna
tive to bronchoscopy in patients with suspected tracheobronchomalacia.