审查数量和功能性肺成像证据,证明了与电子烟有关的肺损伤
Joseph J Hofmann1, Victoria C Poulos1, Jiahai Zhou1
1Robarts Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Frontiers in medicine
|February 8, 2024
概括
肺部成像显示电子烟使用者和电子烟相关肺损伤 (EVALI) 患者的肺部异常. 功能性MRI显示出对调查电子烟相关肺部健康影响的前景.
科学领域:
- 肺部医学 肺部医学
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 电子烟使用 (vaping) 激增,导致与vaping相关的肺损伤 (EVALI) 的增加,特别是在年轻人中.
- 肺功能成像提供了有关vaping引起的急性和慢性肺损伤的见解.
- 进行了一项系统性审查,以分析电子烟相关肺部异常的成像发现.
结论:
- 肺部成像,包括CT和MRI,在电子烟使用者中发现了结构和功能异常,有或没有呼吸道症状.
- 功能性MRI可能是评估电子烟对肺部健康影响的宝贵工具.
- 这些发现强调了成像在理解和管理与vaping相关的肺部疾病的重要性.
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