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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:817
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

David P. Naidich, MD

Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital, 27th St and 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

See also page 811.

It is with appreciation that I read this article. Although I agree with LoCicero and associates' basic premise that CT is of value in assessing the central airways, it is notable that they fail to emphasize the considerable body of data already available documenting the accuracy of routine axial images for assessing airway pathology, especially when acquired helically. A number of issues, both technical and methodologic, concerning this work need to be addressed.

Concerning LoCicero and associates' technique for acquiring spiral CT scans, it is unclear why they feel it necessary to first perform a "standard . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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