Functional Imaging of the Airways Advances in thoracic imaging, until recently, have been focused primarily on improved depiction of structural changes. The introduction of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scanning of…
Small Airway Diseases Small airway disease is defined as a pathologic condition in which the small conducting airways are affected either primarily or in addition to alveolar or interstitial lung…
Bronchiectasis Bronchiectasis is most simply defined as irreversible bronchial dilatation. It is usually associated with structural abnormalities of the bronchial wall, and chronic or recurrent infection is usually present. Bronchiectasis…
Trachea and Central Bronchi Tracheal disease has traditionally been difficult to identify. It has been described as the radiologic blind spot in the chest (1). Recognition of tracheal disease is…
Bronchoscopic Evaluation of the Airways with CT Correlations In parallel with advances in multidetector computed tomography (CT) technology, including the ability to acquire volumetric datasets with near isotropic resolution coupled…
Introduction to Imaging Methodology and Airway Anatomy With the introduction and widespread availability of multidetector computed tomography (CT) scanners capable of providing continuous and/or overlapping high-resolution, near-isotropic thin sections throughout…
