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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kim YH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5680196 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20171109 1
Post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) could be diagnosed via spirometry and chest computed tomography (CT); however, these tests are limited in infants. We aimed to evaluate the utility of lung clearance index (LCI) and air-trapping lung volume from chest CT in infants. This prospective study included 20 infants (mean age, 10.9 ± 6.3 months) diagnosed with post-infectious BO between 2009 and 2016. All subjects underwent multiple breath washout tests. For quantitative analysis of chest CT ...[more]