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Imaging recommendation · Chest

Lung transplant follow-up / suspected complication

Recommended: HRCT Chest (acute rejection: AR; chronic: BOS) is the preferred imaging study for lung transplant follow-up / suspected complication. Look for ground-glass (AR), mosaic attenuation (BOS), opacities (infection), nodules (PTLD).

Recommended study

HRCT Chest (acute rejection: AR; chronic: BOS)

CT No contrast Preferred Chest OutpatientAcute inpatient Reviewed

Look for ground-glass (AR), mosaic attenuation (BOS), opacities (infection), nodules (PTLD).

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