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Central airway abnormalities – More than meets the eye
Central airway abnormalities are the most overlooked part of the respiratory system during high-resolution computed tomography thorax specifically when these are subtle and read by less experienced eyes. In this article, we have tried to emphasize the importance to include central airways in reporti...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8194438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33942757 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_87_21 |
Sumario: | Central airway abnormalities are the most overlooked part of the respiratory system during high-resolution computed tomography thorax specifically when these are subtle and read by less experienced eyes. In this article, we have tried to emphasize the importance to include central airways in reporting checklist. Systematically, analysis of airways can give important clues and narrow down the differentials and clinch the diagnosis in some cases like in our index one. |
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