Changes Seen on Lung CT Scan of Smokers
Purpose: | To evaluate a high resolution CT (HRCT) scan of the lungs for findings seen in smokers or exsmokers based on the study of Remy-Jardin et al. |
Specialty: | Pulmonology & Critical Care Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology |
Objective: | imaging studies |
ICD-10: | X97 |
Description: | Remy-Jardin et al studied the lungs of cigarette smokers with normal chest X-rays and pulmonary function tests using high resolution CT (HRCT). They were able to identify a number of findings that are seen in current or ex-smokers. The authors are from the University of Lille in Lille, France. |
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