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Mosaic attenuation (localized hyperinflation due to small airway obstruction) on expiratory chest computed tomography (CT) is common in early life cystic fibrosis and often referred to as "air trapping".<ref name="pmid28682006">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rosenow T, Ramsey K, Turkovic L, Murray CP, Mok LC, Hall GL, Stick SM |title=Air trapping in early cystic fibrosis lung disease-Does CT tell the full story? |journal=Pediatr. Pulmonol. |volume=52 |issue=9 |pages=1150–1156 |date=September 2017 |pmid=28682006 |doi=10.1002/ppul.23754 |url=}}</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
OR
[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
OR
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
CT scan
Chest
Mosaic attenuation (localized hyperinflation due to small airway obstruction) on expiratory chest computed tomography (CT) is common in early life cystic fibrosis and often referred to as "air trapping".[1]
- Bronchiectasis
- Mucous plugging
Abdomen
- Pancreas: complete fatty replacement of the pancreas
CT demonstrates mucous plugging and complete pancreatic atrophy
References
- ↑ Rosenow T, Ramsey K, Turkovic L, Murray CP, Mok LC, Hall GL, Stick SM (September 2017). "Air trapping in early cystic fibrosis lung disease-Does CT tell the full story?". Pediatr. Pulmonol. 52 (9): 1150–1156. doi:10.1002/ppul.23754. PMID 28682006.