[High-resolution computer tomography in XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity358 @entity4595 @entity1577
BACKGROUND: @entity358 is the most important factor concerning quality of life and survival rate in the approximately 250 @entity1 with @entity1577 in Norway. Pulmonary high-resolution CT has been advocated as a precise diagnostic method, that offers the opportunity to detect slight disease progression. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We examined 21 @entity1 (age 6-34) with high-resolution CT. The findings were scored using a modified Bhalla method, where score 0 is normal and score 27 reflects a maximal degree of e.g. @entity4595 and mucous plugging. RESULTS: Mean high-resolution CT score was 8.0 (range 0-22). @entity4595 was found in 17 out of 21 @entity1 , peribronchial wall thickening in 15 @entity1 and mucous plugging in 14 @entity1 . The Bhalla score showed a close correlation with forced expiratory volume in one second (r = -0.844, p < 0.01). INTERPRETATION: High-resolution CT characterises very well the lung pathology in @entity1 with @entity1577 . The degree of pathology assessed with a modified Bhalla score correlates well with forced expiratory volume in one second.
