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Revision as of 13:41, 30 June 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.

There is no routine screening for bronchiectasis.

There is no routine screening for bronchiectasis.

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 ==Overview==
+There is no routine screening for bronchiectasis.
-A normal high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) usually excludes bronchiectasis and no further investigation is necessary.<ref name="pmid19505963">{{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Hill LE, Ritchie G, Wightman AJ, Hill AT, Murchison JT |title=Comparison between conventional interrupted high-resolution CT and volume multidetector CT acquisition in the assessment of bronchiectasis |journal=Br J Radiol |volume=83 |issue=985 |pages=67–70 |year=2010 |pmid=19505963 |pmc=3486721 |doi=10.1259/bjr/96908158 |url=}} </ref>
 ==Bronchiectasis Screening==
-A normal high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) usually excludes bronchiectasis and no further investigation is necessary.<ref name="pmid19505963">{{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Hill LE, Ritchie G, Wightman AJ, Hill AT, Murchison JT |title=Comparison between conventional interrupted high-resolution CT and volume multidetector CT acquisition in the assessment of bronchiectasis |journal=Br J Radiol |volume=83 |issue=985 |pages=67–70 |year=2010 |pmid=19505963 |pmc=3486721 |doi=10.1259/bjr/96908158 |url=}} </ref>
+There is no routine screening for bronchiectasis.
 ==References==