J. bras. pneumol. vol.42 número1

Our study assessed 191 consecutive CTAs that were performed for suspected PTE, and the major indings were as follows: 1) the prevalence of PTE was 24.6%; 2) clinical complaints,

This was a retrospective study of children (< 18 years of age) with asthma or suspected asthma who enrolled in PIPA spontaneously or were referred by pediatricians or primary

no differences between our two groups in terms of the minimum SaO 2 or oxygen desaturation, the mean SaO 2 was lower in the NREM-related OSA group than in the REM-related

We conclude that, in our sample of patients with OSAS, there was an increase in upper airway volume, as measured by cervical CT, at a 44° head elevation.. Further studies involving

Some of the authors showed that quitting smoking rapidly and without preparation by health professionals increases psychological distress, including symptoms related to anxiety

A chest X-ray and a chest CT scan (without contrast) identiied a 10 × 7 cm lesion in the left upper lobe without forming cleavage plans with the aorta and the pulmonary

Nódulo em ápice pulmonar direito e biópsia percutânea do mesmo: em A, tomograia por emissão de pósitrons (PET, do inglês positron emission tomography ) com TC (PET-TC) mostrando

Nodule in the right lung apex and percutaneous biopsy of the same: in A, positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) scan showing the nodule (arrow); in B, CT scan showing the point