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3524967

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
A study was performed to determine the value of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis and assessment of cylindrical and mild varicose bronchiectasis. Fifteen patients, in whom bronchography had shown such bronchiectasis in 34 of 73 lobes that could be assessed, were examined by CT. A control group of 12 subjects in whom there was no clinical or plain radiographic suspicion of bronchiectasis was also studied. Computed tomography (CT) was considered to show bronchiectasis in 28 lobes, 27 of which were bronchiectatic as shown by bronchography. Of 45 lobes where CT was not thought to show bronchiectasis, bronchography demonstrated 38 normal and seven bronchiectatic lobes. All lobes in the control group were interpreted as normal. Using bronchography as the definitive investigation for cylindrical or mild varicose bronchiectasis, CT has a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 99% in the diagnosis of the disease. The high specificity indicates that a diagnosis of cylindrical or mild varicose bronchiectasis by CT is reliable but CT is too insensitive to be used as a screening test.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0009-9260
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
321-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
How useful is computed tomography in the diagnosis and assessment of bronchiectasis?
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial