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Correspondence
Chest MRI in patients with cystic fibrosis: a radiation-free method
  1. Bruno Hochhegger1,
  2. Klaus L Irion2,
  3. Edson Marchiori3
  1. 1Department of Radiology, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  2. 2Department of Radiology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK, 3Department of Radiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
  3. 3Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to Professor Bruno Hochhegger, Department of Radiology, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, rua 24 de outubro 925, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 9510002, Brazil; brunohochhegger{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202232

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    We read with great interest the well written manuscript by Mott et al,1 which reported their experience with CT for the detection of structural lung disease in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis (CF). They emphasised the importance of an early diagnosis because disease progression occurs over the course of 1 year in most cases. However, we would like to discuss some aspects of imaging studies in these …

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      Thorax 2012; 68 106-106 Published Online First: 16 Oct 2012. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202670