Objectives: In critically ill patients, the assessment of neurologic function can be difficult
because of the use of sedative agents. It is not known whether neurologic signs observed under …

Purpose To determine whether instillation of normal saline solution for sealing the needle
track reduces incidence of pneumothorax and chest tube placement after computed …

(1) Background: Bronchial artery embolization has been shown to be effective in the
management of neoplastic hemoptysis. However, knowledge of pulmonary artery embolization is …

Background Thoracic multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is essential for the detection
of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Thoracic MDCT …

Background Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a major diagnostic tool in interstitial lung
disease (ILD). Its use remains largely quantitative, usually focused on cell differential ratio. …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to review the clinical and CT findings of pulmonary
nodules and masses in lung transplant recipients and to determine distinguishing features …

Introduction: Guidelines remain controversial regarding the need for surgical lung biopsies (SLB)
in patients with a high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) pattern of probable …

Background: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a major diagnostic tool in infiltrative lung
diseases (ILD). Reports of its findings mainly focus on cell differential ratio. However, cellular …

Background With the recent widespread use of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial
needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), there have been occasional reports on complications …

Background This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of using auscultation, pH
measurements of gastric aspirates, and ultrasonography as physical examination methods …