Magnetic Resonance Imaging May Be a Valuable Radiation-Free Technique for Lung Pathologies in Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency

• Published in: Journal of clinical immunology Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 66 - 72
• Main Authors: Arslan, Sevket, Poyraz, Necdet, Ucar, Ramazan, Yesildag, Mihrican, Yesildag, Ahmet, Caliskaner, Ahmet Zafer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.01.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Bronchiectasis - complications; Bronchiectasis - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - complications; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - diagnosis; Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical Microbiology; Middle Aged; Mucus - metabolism; Original Article; Radiation; Radiation Tolerance; Radionuclide Imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Young Adult; lung imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; computerized tomography; radiosensitivity; Primary immunodeficiency

Purpose In some primary immunodeficiency (PID) patients, especially in the subgroup with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), radiosensitivity is a concern and avoidance of repeated radiation exposure has been recommended. To investigate the use of lung Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instead o...