Update on the role of chest imaging in cystic fibrosis

SM Bugenhagen, JCE Grant, DB Rosenbluth… - Radiographics, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease with multisystem involvement and associated morbidity
and mortality that are most directly related to progressive lung disease. The hallmark …

State-of-the-art review of lung imaging in cystic fibrosis with recommendations for pulmonologists and radiologists from the “iMAging managEment of cySTic fibROsis” …

P Ciet, S Bertolo, M Ros, R Casciaro… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Objective Imaging represents an important noninvasive means to assess cystic fibrosis (CF)
lung disease, which remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality in CF patients. While …

Improvement in lung clearance index and chest computed tomography scores with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor treatment in people with cystic fibrosis aged 12 …

P McNally, K Lester, G Stone, B Elnazir… - American Journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Clinical trials have shown that use of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) is
associated with improvements in sweat chloride, pulmonary function, nutrition, and quality of …

Generating high-resolution synthetic CT from lung MRI with ultrashort echo times: initial evaluation in cystic fibrosis

A Longuefosse, J Raoult, I Benlala… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Lung MRI with ultrashort echo times (UTEs) enables high-resolution and
radiation-free morphologic imaging; however, its image quality is still lower than that of CT …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent mucus plugs in proximal airways are consequential for airflow limitation in asthma

BK Huang, BM Elicker, TS Henry, KG Kallianos… - JCI insight, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Information about the size, airway location, and longitudinal behavior of
mucus plugs in asthma is needed to understand their role in mechanisms of airflow …

The effect of CFTR modulators on structural lung disease in cystic fibrosis

LC Mok, A Garcia-Uceda, MN Cooper… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Newly developed quantitative chest computed tomography (CT) outcomes
designed specifically to assess structural abnormalities related to cystic fibrosis (CF) lung …

Artificial intelligence-driven volumetric CT outcome score in cystic fibrosis: longitudinal and multicenter validation with/without modulators treatment

AI Hadj Bouzid, S Bui, I Benlala, P Berger, A Hutt… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives Holistic segmentation of CT structural alterations with 3D deep learning has
recently been described in cystic fibrosis (CF), allowing the measurement of normalized …

[HTML][HTML] Towards development of evidence to inform recommendations for the evaluation and management of bronchiectasis

PA Flume, A Basavaraj, B Garcia, K Winthrop… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bronchiectasis (BE) is a chronic condition characterized by airway dilation as a
consequence of a variety of pathogenic processes. It is often associated with persistent …

Chest radiography and computed tomography imaging in cystic fibrosis: current challenges and new perspectives

P Ciet, R Booij, M Dijkshoorn, M van Straten… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
Imaging plays a pivotal role in the noninvasive assessment of cystic fibrosis (CF)-related
lung damage, which remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality in children with CF …

Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of computed tomography changes in adults with cystic fibrosis treated with elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor: a retrospective …

S Dettmer, O Weinheimer, A Sauer-Heilborn… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The availability of highly effective triple cystic fibrosis transmembrane
conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator combination therapy with elexacaftor–tezacaftor …