Predictive Value of Chest CT in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: A Single-Center 10-Year Experience
Filippo Cademartiri1,2,
Giacomo Luccichenti1,
Anselmo Alessandro Palumbo1,2,
Erica Maffei1,
Giovanna Pisi3,
Maurizio Zompatori1 and
Gabriel P. Krestin2
1 Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma,
Italy.
2 Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molenwaterplein, 40,
Rotterdam 3015GD, The Netherlands.
3 Department of Pediatrics, Centre of Respiratory Pathophysiology, University of
Parma, Parma, Italy.

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Fig. 2 —Graph shows correlation between months elapsed between scan 1
and scan 2, and difference between FEV1 at scan 2-FEV1
at scan 1. Line shows correlation. FEV1 = forced expiratory volume
in first second.
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Fig. 4 —Graph shows correlation between difference of VC at scan 2-VC
at scan 1, and difference between mean CT score at scan 2-mean CT score at
ccan 1. Line shows correlation. VC = vital capacity.
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Fig. 5 —Graph shows correlation between difference of FEV1
at scan 2-FEV1 at scan 1, and difference between mean CT score at
scan 2-mean CT score at scan 1. Line shows correlation. FEV1 =
forced expiratory volume in first second.
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