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Computed tomography findings of tracheobronchial system diseases: a pictorial essay

Authors: Turker Acar, Selen Bayraktaroglu, Naim Ceylan, Recep Savas

Published in: Japanese Journal of Radiology | Issue 2/2015

Abstract

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.

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Title: Computed tomography findings of tracheobronchial system diseases: a pictorial essay
Authors: Turker Acar
Selen Bayraktaroglu
Naim Ceylan
Recep Savas
Publication date: 01-02-2015
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Japanese Journal of Radiology / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1867-1071
Electronic ISSN: 1867-108X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-014-0380-3

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