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Impact of chest computed tomography scan on the management of patients with chronic cough
Mathilde Descazeaux1, Danièle Brouquières1, Alain Didier1,2
1Dept of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Centre of Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Abstract:
A quarter of chronic cough (CC) patients have an abnormal chest CT scan but the effect of this on CC management is limited. Chest CT scan should not be routinely performed in CC, particularly in patients with dry cough. https://bit.ly/3Bl3EeE.
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