High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT)
Diagnosing fibrotic lung disease: When is high resolution computed tomography sufficient to make a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
... procedure. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has been put forth as a surrogate to recognize pathological ...the HRCT impacts the ability to make a diagnosis of UIP and ...
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The value of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) to determine exercise ventilatory inefficiency and dynamic hyperinflation in adult patients with cystic fibrosis
... High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lung is able to demonstrate a broad range of pulmonary abnormalities in CF patients with mild-to-moderate lung disease [7], identifying ...
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Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias (IIPs): Review of Clinical, Radiographic and High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT)
... Reference [35] coined the term desquamative interstitial pneumonia. DIP is considered as a form of interstitial pneumonia in which the alveolar spaces shows the presence of diffuse exudation of pigmented macrophages [4]. ...
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... x-ray/computerized tomography (CT)/ high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) images, (ii) accurate prediction of the epidemic patterns and their saturation throughout the ...
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Correlation of 30 consecutive idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients intertiary care center
... (FVC), high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings, smoking history, age and sex of 30 consecutive IPF patients in a tertiary care ...
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Fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the rapid diagnosis of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis
... Chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) provides information about the extent and distribution of PTB and can be a great help in identifying its ...cases, HRCT is ...
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Successful resumption of tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis after resection of a pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex lesion: a case report
... In September 2013, a 63-year-old woman was referred to our outpatient clinic due to hemoptysis and a pul- monary lesion on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Her height was ...
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The reliability of lung ultrasound in assessment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
... Axial HRCT imaging in the lung window at the level of middle and lower lobes with subpleural reticulation with a basal predominance; honeycombing (black arrows) and traction bronchiectasis (red arrow) associated ...
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Highlights of HRCT imaging in IPF
... High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) imaging has a central role in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases, particularly in the evaluation of patients with suspected ...
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Sclerosing Variant of the Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma: Imaging Findings in an Atypical Case
... The high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) demonstrated confluent airspace nodules, form- ing areas of consolidation in both lungs, with signs of architectural distortion (Figure ...
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Role of Quantitative CT in COPD and Its Correlation with Pulmonary Function Test Values
... ABBREVIATIONS COPD : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease GOLD : Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease HRCT : High-resolution computed tomography QCT : Quantitative CT [r] ...
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Characterizing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients using US Medicare-advantage health plan claims data
... (high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the thorax or surgical lung biopsy (SLB) during baseline) were identified for a subgroup analysis (referred to as the IPF diagnostic ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of a velcro sound detector (VECTOR) for interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients: the InSPIRAtE validation study (INterStitial pneumonia in rheumatoid ArThritis with an electronic device)
... (RA). High- resolution computed tomography (HRCT) represents the gold standard for the diagnosis of ILD, but its routine use for screening programs is not advisable because of both ...
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A long-term study assessing the factors influencing survival and morbidity in the surgical management of bronchiectasis
... by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), ade- quate cardiopulmonary reserve, symptoms such as chronic productive cough, repeated or significant hemoptysis, lung abscess, empyema, ...
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Newly formed cystic lesions for the development of pneumomediastinum in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
... a WBC count of 1,760/uL, Hb 10.9 g/dL, and platelet count of 297,000/uL. Arterial blood gas analysis while breathing room air revealed PaO 2 of 48.0 mmHg, PaCO 2 of 32.7 mmHg, and saturation of 88.5%, and the calcu- ...
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Managing diagnostic procedures in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
... literature. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scanning has a central role in the IPF diagnostic pathway, with formal designation of criteria for an HRCT pattern of usual ...
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How I manage pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
... lung high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) that suggested PLCH (figure ...Lung HRCT confirmed that there was virtually a complete resolution of pulmonary lesions ...
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KCNA5 gene is not confirmed as a systemic sclerosis related pulmonary arterial hypertension genetic susceptibility factor
... sclerosis; hRCT: High-resolution computed tomography; HWE: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; K: potassium; KCNA5: potassium voltage- gated channel shaker-related subfamily member 5; Kv ...
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Real-time and nested polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis - a case report
... vision; HRCT: high-resolution computed tomography; LE: left eye; MSC: multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis; MTb: Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; N-PCR: nested PCR; PCR: polymerase chain ...
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Genetic testing in diffuse parenchymal lung disease
... chest high- resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and a restric- tive ventilatory defect with decreased diffusion capacity for carbon ...
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