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CT at onset of chronic lung allograft dysfunction in lung transplant patients predicts development of the restrictive phenotype and survival.
European journal of radiology - 1 Sept 2017
Dettmer Sabine, Shin Hoen-Oh, Vogel-Claussen Jens, Westphal Max, Haverich Axel, Warnecke Gregor, Welte Tobias, Wacker Frank, Gottlieb Jens, Suhling Hendrik
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PURPOSE: To describe early signs for restrictive subtype of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) after lung transplantation in computed tomography (CT) and to evaluate the predictive value for disease progression and survival. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 52 CT examinations in lung transplant patients at CLAD onset were scored for CT features referring to airways disease, parenchymal or pleural abnormality....
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