Thoracic complications following lung transplantation: 64-MDCT findings

• Published in: Clinical transplantation 2011-09, Vol.25 (5), p.673-684
• Main Authors: Caruso, Settimo, Crino', Francesca, Milazzo, Mariapina, Vitulo, Patrizio, Bertani, Alessandro, Marrone, Gianluca, Mamone, Giuseppe, Maruzzelli, Luigi, Miraglia, Roberto, Carollo, Vincenzo, Luca, Angelo, Gridelli, Bruno
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: airway complications; Biological and medical sciences; bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Diagnostic Imaging; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Humans; Lung Diseases - surgery; lung transplantation; Lung Transplantation - adverse effects; Medical sciences; multi-detector computed tomography; Pneumology; Postoperative Complications; Prognosis; rejection; respiratory infections; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Thoracic Diseases - etiology; Thoracic Diseases - pathology; Tissue, organ and graft immunology; Tomography, Spiral Computed; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; vascular complications
• ISSN: 0902-0063; 1399-0012
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01439.x

Caruso S, Crino’ F, Milazzo M, Vitulo P, Bertani A, Marrone G, Mamone G, Maruzzelli L, Miraglia R, Carollo V, Luca A, Gridelli B. Thoracic complications following lung transplantation: 64‐MDCT findings.
Clin Transplant 2011: 25: 673–684. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. :  The aim of this review is to present the wide spectrum of common and uncommon thoracic complications that can affect the lung after transplantation. These complications were analyzed using 64 multi‐detector row helical CT (MDCT). Sixty‐four MDCT techniques and parameters are illustrated. Correlations of imaging findings and pathologic and histologic specimens obtained by transbronchial biopsy and broncoalveolar lavage are illustrated in representative cases.