High-resolution computed tomography in pediatric patients with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans

J Thorac Imaging. 1999 Apr;14(2):85-9. doi: 10.1097/00005382-199904000-00003.

Abstract

The authors performed a prospective cohort study to define the high-resolution computed tomography features of 31 pediatric patients with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans. All patients underwent chest radiographs and lung perfusion scans, and 27 of the 31 patients underwent high-resolution computed tomography of the lung. The most common abnormal features shown on computed tomography included bronchial wall thickening, bronchiectasis, and areas of increased and decreased attenuation. High-resolution computed tomography showed a higher sensitivity than both chest radiography and lung perfusion scanning in detecting pulmonary abnormalities in these patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / etiology
  • Bronchiolitis, Viral / complications*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*