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Pulmonary Complications Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Radiological Considerations

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Imaging study plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of all phases of the HSCT recipients with suspected pulmonary complications. We review the most common infectious and noninfectious posttransplant pulmonary complications emphasizing their imaging manifestations. Although CT is not recommended for the initial evaluation, it is frequently appropriate in those cases with normal, equivocal, or nonspecific radiographic findings. A combination of the clinical information and CT findings, which are sometimes characteristic of several entities, may help the physicians in forming a meaningful differential diagnosis of these disorders and improve the diagnosis and patient care.

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