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Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: evaluation of bronchiectasis with CT.
Radiology - 1 Apr 1996
King M A, Stone J A, Diaz P T, Mueller C F, Becker W J, Gadek J E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To assess bronchiectasis depicted with computed tomography (CT) in patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and to examine associated clinical correlates. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CT scans in 14 patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency were evaluated by two thoracic radiologists for the presence and extent of bronchiectasis and emphysema. The findings were correlated with numeric infection scores...
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