Persistent Tachypnea of Infancy. Usual and Aberrant.

Daniela RauchMartin WetzkeSimone ReuWaltraud WesselakAndrea SchamsMeike HengstBirgit KammerJulia Ley-ZaporozhanMatthias KapplerMarijke ProesmansJoanna LangeAmparo EscribanoEitan KeremFrank AhrensFrank BraschNicolaus SchwerkMatthias Griesenull null

Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2016)

PTI can be diagnosed on the basis of typical history taking, clinical findings, and a high-quality CT scan. Further diagnostic measures, including lung biopsies, may be limited to rare, complicated cases, reducing the need for an invasive and potentially harmful procedure.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
contrast enhanced
minimally invasive
weight gain
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound guided
physical activity
body mass index