ReviewBJR open2021
Imaging in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis and current limitations.
Review in BJR open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- A preliminary evaluation of chest magnetic resonance imaging in adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.La Radiologia medica · 2026Article
- The importance of symptoms in bronchiectasis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
- Comparison of chest CT-derived muscle mass and body mass index in assessing disease severity and outcomes in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Normative values for lung, bronchial sizes, and bronchus-artery ratios in chest CT scans: from infancy into young adulthood.European radiology · 2025Article
- Radiological Patterns of Pediatric Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: A Retrospective Study From Oman.Cureus · 2025Article
- Lung function trajectories in children with early diagnosis of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a retrospective observational study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Observational
- Correlating Reiff scores with clinical, functional, and prognostic factors: characterizing noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis severity: validation from a nationwide multicenter study in Taiwan.European journal of medical research · 2024Article
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- Physiology and pathophysiology of human airway mucus.Physiological reviews · 2022Review
- The effect of a training webinar on decreasing inter-observer variability in making a radiologic diagnosis of bronchiectasis.BMC medical imaging · 2022Article
- Clinical applications of immunoglobulin G against different individualPathogens and global healthArticle
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis represents a heterogenous spectrum of disorders characterised by an abnormal and permanent dilatation of the bronchial tree associated with respiratory symptoms. To date, diagnosis relies on computed tomography (CT) evidence of dilated airways. Nevertheless, definite radiological criteria and standardised CT protocols are still to be defined. Although largely used, current radiological scoring systems have shown substantial drawbacks, mostly failing to correlate morphological abnormalities with clinical and prognostic data. In limited cases, bronchiectasis morphology and distribution, along with associated CT features, enable radiologists to confidently suggest an underlying cause. Quantitative imaging analyses have shown a potential to overcome the limitations of the current radiological criteria, but their application is still limited to a research setting. In the present review, we discuss the role of imaging and its current limitations in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. The potential of automatic quantitative approaches and artificial intelligence in such a context will be also mentioned.
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