Spirometry-Assisted High Resolution Chest Computed Tomography in Children: Is it Worth the Effort?

Image quality of high resolution chest computed tomographies (HRCTs) depends on adequate breath holds at end inspiration and end expiration. We hypothesized that implementation of spirometry-assisted breath holds in children undergoing HRCTs would improve image quality over that obtained with voluntary breath holds by decreasing motion artifact and atelectasis.

Source: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology - May 25, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Jeffrey Parke Otjen, Jonathan Ogden Swanson, Assaf Oron, Robert M. DiBlasi, Tim Swortzel, Jade Adriana Marie van Well, Eva Anna Elisabeth Gommers, Margaret Rosenfeld Source Type: research