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The Trachea and Bronchi

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Evaluation of the trachea and bronchi should be performed on lung window settings. This chapter looks at the normal anatomy of the trachea and bronchi and common anatomical variants. Next we review diseases of the trachea which can be focal such as cancer or diffuse, involving a large segment of the trachea such as amyloidosis. Bronchiectasis is irreversible dilation of the bronchi which become larger than their accompanying artery. Bronchiectasis can be focal or diffuse. Focal bronchiectasis occurs with bronchial atresia. Diffuse bronchiectasis can be central or peripheral. Central bronchiectasis is seen with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Distal bronchiectasis occurs in patients with infection. The distribution of the bronchiectasis helps to narrow the differential diagnosis.

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  1. Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Mary M. Salvatore

  2. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Crystal Run Health Care, Middletown, NY, USA

    Ronaldo Collo Go

  3. Internal Medicine, New York Medical College - Metropolitan Hospital Program, New York, NY, USA

    Monica A. Pernia M.

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Salvatore, M.M., Go, R.C., Pernia M., M.A. (2018). The Trachea and Bronchi. In: Chest CT for Non-Radiologists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89710-3_3

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