MDCT severity score of bronchiectasis in correlation with pulmonary function tests

Objectives: To assess whether there is a correlation between a proposed MDCT severity score of bronchiectasis and pulmonary function tests. Materials/Methods: 40 patients presented with clinically or CT known bronchiectasis evaluated clinicaly and with multidetector CT of the chest and relevant pulmonary function tests. Results: By correlating severity of airway obstruction represented by the FEV1 severity (decreased forced expiratory volume in one second) with our proposed CT score of bronchiectasis, we found that CT score correlate with the severity of PFTs, and airflow obstruction in bronchiectasis which is p…