AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jul 1999
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyCorrelation of CT findings with clinical evaluations in 261 patients with symptomatic bronchiectasis.
In a multicenter study, we evaluated the relationships between the extent and severity of bronchiectasis on CT and clinical symptoms, spirometric abnormality, and sputum characteristics. ⋯ In this patient population, we found weak but significant correlations between the degree of morphologic abnormality on CT and the extent of physiologic impairment. Cystic bronchiectasis was associated with sputum purulence and with the growth of Pseudomonas. CT classification of the type of bronchiectasis may be useful as an index of severity of disease.