Computed tomography findings of communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformation: a retrospective study of 18 patients.
Zhonglong HanTong YuJinshi HuangDingyi LiuLibing FuShuangfeng YangYun PengPublished in: Pediatric radiology (2023)
The presence of an extra bronchus, which does not arise from the trachea, highly suggests the diagnosis of communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformation. Contrast-enhanced chest CT can provide accurate information regarding the airways, lung parenchyma and vascular structures that is useful to plan surgery.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- dual energy
- high resolution
- minimally invasive
- magnetic resonance
- coronary artery bypass
- positron emission tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- cystic fibrosis
- image quality
- surgical site infection
- mass spectrometry
- atrial fibrillation