Computed tomography findings of tracheobronchial system diseases: a pictorial essay
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2014
Yazarlar: Turker Acar, Selen BAYRAKTAROĞLU, Naim CEYLAN, Recep SAVAŞ
Japanese Journal of Radiology, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2014, cilt 33, ss 51-58
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-014-0380-3
Özet
The diseases affecting the trachea and main bronchi can be categorized into congenital or acquired abnormalities and also into focal or diffuse diseases. Major congenital bronchial abnormalities cover accessory cardiac bronchus and tracheal bronchus. Tracheobronchial strictures, such as post-intubation and post-infectious stenosis and tracheobronchial neoplasms are regarded as focal diseases, whereas tracheobronchomegaly, relapsing polychondritis, tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica, amyloidosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, tracheobronchomalacia, saber-sheath trachea and tracheobronchitis associated with ulcerative colitis are examples of diffuse diseases. Computed tomography (CT) is the best non-invasive method for evaluation of tracheobronchial lesions. In this pictorial review we aimed to demonstrate CT features of central airway diseases.