Diagnostic utility of dynamic CT in tracheomalacia in COPD patients

Background: Investigators have suggested a correlation of tracheomalacia with chronic inflammation and irritants, such as cigarette smoke. Recent advances in CT imaging provide an opportunity to non-invasively diagnose the condition with a high level of accuracy. Dynamic CT of the chest exhibits tra...

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Main Authors: Waleed El Sorougi, Hamed Abdel-Hafiz, Sherif Fathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300176