Tracheobronchomalacia: dynamic airway evaluation with multidetector CT.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to evaluate the role of dynamic inspiratory-expiratory imaging with multidetector CT in patients with suspected tracheobronchomalacia. CONCLUSION. Multidetector CT with inspiratory-expiratory imaging is a promising method in the evaluation of patients with dynamic airway collapse. In our study, the degree of dynamic collapse correlated well with bronchoscopic results. Dynamic expiratory multidetector CT may offer a feasible alternative to bronchoscopy in patients with suspected tracheobronchomalacia.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchial Diseases
- Cartilage Diseases
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Tracheal Diseases