Quantitative CT scans of lung parenchymal pathology in premature infants ages 0-6 years.
David R SpielbergLaura L WalkupJill M SteinEric J CrottyMantosh S RattanMd Monir HossainAlan S BrodyJason C WoodsPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2017)
Opacities, lucencies, and overall heterogeneity of lungs via quantitative CT can distinguish BPD patients from healthy controls, and these abnormalities decrease with age across BPD patients. Defining BPD severity by clinical outcomes such as respiratory support at several time points (vs a single time point, per current guidelines) may be meaningful.