Sinus Disease Grading on Computed Tomography Before and After Modulating Therapy in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Corrado TagliatiStefano PantanoGiuseppe LanniDavide BattistaMatteo MarcucciMarco FoganteGiulio ArgaliaEnrico PaciGabriella Lucidi PressantiMingliang YingPietro RipaniPublished in: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology (2022)
Evolution of imaging findings on CT during follow-up closely correlate with improved SNOT-22 score one year after CFTR modulator therapy initiation, indicating that CT may be a useful adjunct during follow-up of CF patients under this treatment as an objective measure of sinonasal disease improvement.
Keyphrases
- cystic fibrosis
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- lung function
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance
- stem cells
- bone marrow
- air pollution
- replacement therapy
- mass spectrometry
- combination therapy