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KMID : 0882420090760020172
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2009 Volume.76 No. 2 p.172 ~ p.178
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Tracheal collapsibility measured using end-expiratory chest CT in chronic airway disease
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Lee Sang-Ryul
Song Eun-Ju
Baek Dae-Hyun
Lee Sung-Hyuck
Lee Jae-Hyoung
Lee Ki-Deok
Lee Byoung-Hoon
Kim Sang-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: Partial tracheal narrowing can occur during expiration in the normal population. It is not certain
whether the trachea collapses more readily in chronic airway disease. We evaluated the tracheal narrowing at end-expiration using computed tomography (CT).
Methods: We investigated 45 patients and 22 normal subjects who underwent high-resolution CT and pulmonary function tests. In each subject, two CT images at the same level of the aortic arch were compared: one at end-inspiration and the other at end-expiration. The cross-sectional area and sagittal diameter of the trachea were measured using a hand-tracing method, using the in-program measuring tools of Medical Image Viewer, and the percentage changes of each value were calculated.
Results: Of the 45 patients with chronic airway disease, 21 had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 16 had bronchialasthma, and 8 had bronchiectasis. The mean change in the cross-sectional area was 13.3% in the patients and 9.0% in the normal subjects (p<0.05), and the mean change in sagittal diameter was 11.8 and 9.6%, respectively (p>0.05). The decrease in tracheal cross-sectional area was greatest in bronchiectasis, while the greatest decrease in sagittal diameter was in bronchial asthma. There was no significant difference in tracheal collapsibility among the disease groups. The percent change in the tracheal cross-sectional area was correlated with the % predicted FVC (r = -0.033, p<0.05) and FEV1 (r = 0.277, p<0.05) in both the patients and normal controls.
Conclusions: The decrease in tracheal cross-sectional area at end-expiration measured using chest CT was greater in chronic airway disease than in normal subjects, and was associated with ventilatory function. (Korean J Med 76:172-178, 2009)
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KEYWORD
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Trachea, Computed tomography, Pulmonary function tests, Chronic airflow obstruction
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