Thoracic involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease: computed tomography imaging findings and their association with the BRAFV600E mutation.

doi:10.1007/s00330-018-5421-3

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Thoracic involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease: computed tomography imaging findings and their association with the BRAFV600E mutation.

European radiology - 1 Nov 2018

Mirmomen S Mojdeh, Sirajuddin Arlene, Nikpanah Moozhan, Symons Rolf, Paschall Anna K, Papageorgiou Ioannis, Gahl William A, O'Brien Kevin, Estrada-Veras Juvianee I, Malayeri Ashkan A

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the computed tomography (CT) thoracic findings in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and evaluate the association of these findings with the BRAFV600E mutation. METHODS: This was a prospective study of patients with ECD (n=61, men=46) who underwent thoracic CT imaging. CT examinations were independently interpreted by two experienced radiologists. Association of imaging findings with...

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