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The Role of Thoracic Imaging in the Diagnosis of BOS and Related Disorders

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Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Lung Transplantation

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Imaging plays a critical role in evaluating patients before and after lung transplantation. Chest radiography is usually the initial imaging test performed to evaluate transplant recipients with signs and symptoms of respiratory tract infection or acute graft dysfunction. However, the utility of chest radiography in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is very limited. Computerized tomography (CT) is more sensitive than radiography for lung abnormalities and may show findings of air trapping, consistent with the presence of constrictive bronchiolitis. This chapter reviews the current state of imaging of patients with documented or suspected BOS and illustrates the radiographic and CT findings.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, MC 3252, Madison, WI, 53792-3252, USA

    Jeffrey P. Kanne M.D.

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  1. School of Medicine & Public Health, Dept. Internal Medicine, Sect. Allergy, University of Wisconsin, Highland Avenue 600, Madison, 53792-9988, Wisconsin, USA

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  2. Lung Transplant Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 2010, New South Wales, Australia

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Kanne, J.P. (2013). The Role of Thoracic Imaging in the Diagnosis of BOS and Related Disorders. In: Meyer, K., Glanville, A. (eds) Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Lung Transplantation. Respiratory Medicine, vol 8. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7636-8_4

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