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  • Title: The role of computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related pulmonary diseases.
    Author: Mason AC, Müller NL.
    Journal: Semin Ultrasound CT MR; 1998 Apr; 19(2):154-66. PubMed ID: 9567320.
    Abstract:
    This review summarizes the current role of CT in the diagnosis and management of respiratory disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients. Recommendations are made concerning optimum technique for diagnostic CT as well as practical considerations concerning the use of CT in biopsy and thoracic interventional procedures in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related thoracic disease. Clinical scenarios discussed include the use of CT when the chest radiograph is normal in a patient with a high clinical suspicion of pulmonary disease, utility of CT in the differential diagnosis of parenchymal abnormalities and in the assessment of patients with airways disease, hemoptysis, progressive lung disease, and intrathoracic complications. Finally, the use of thoracic CT in the staging of AIDS-related neoplastic conditions involving the chest is discussed.
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