New to MyHealth?
Manage Your Care From Anywhere.
Access your health information from any device with MyHealth. You can message your clinic, view lab results, schedule an appointment, and pay your bill.
ALREADY HAVE AN ACCESS CODE?
DON'T HAVE AN ACCESS CODE?
NEED MORE DETAILS?
MyHealth for Mobile
DIAGNOSIS OF BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS IN HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION PATIENTS - IMPORTANCE OF BRONCHIAL DILATATION ON CT
DIAGNOSIS OF BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS IN HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION PATIENTS - IMPORTANCE OF BRONCHIAL DILATATION ON CT AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY Lentz, D., Bergin, C. J., Berry, G. J., STOEHR, C., Theodore, J. 1992; 159 (3): 463-467Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of bronchial dilatation identified on high-resolution CT scans obtained after heart-lung transplantation. Bronchial dilatation has been identified on pathologic specimens and on high-resolution CT scans of patients with severe bronchiolitis obliterans after lung transplantation, but this finding has not previously been systematically studied as a manifestation of this complication.We studied the high-resolution CT scans of 16 patients who had had heart and lung transplantation at least 1 year before, and compared the percentage of dilated bronchi with evidence of small airways disease shown on pulmonary function tests.We found a close correlation between the percentage of bronchi in the lower lobes that were dilated and the percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 sec, forced vital capacity, and forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of vital capacity. No other feature identified on high-resolution CT scans correlated with pulmonary function abnormalities.We conclude that dilatation of the lower lobe bronchi is a good indicator of bronchiolitis obliterans in this population, and that the percentage of dilated bronchi generally increases with increasing pulmonary dysfunction.
View details for Web of Science ID A1992JJ98300003
View details for PubMedID 1503006