Bronchiolitis obliterans following lung transplantation: early detection using computed tomographic scanning

摘要

BackgroundComputed tomographic (CT) scanning may enable earlier diagnosis of chronic lung allograft dysfunction than forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1). A study was undertaken to determine intra‐observer and inter‐observer agreement of composite and air trapping CT scores, to examine the association of FEV1 with the composite and air trapping CT score, and to relate the baseline composite CT score to changes in FEV1 and changes in the composite CT score over 1 year.