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Papers by Michel Brauner
Journal de Radiologie, 2007
Journal de Radiologie, 2007
Journal de Radiologie, 2007
La Revue du praticien
Imaging is useful at all stages of management of thoracic sarcoidosis. It contributes to diagnosi... more Imaging is useful at all stages of management of thoracic sarcoidosis. It contributes to diagnosis, prognosis, evaluation of lesions and follow-up in the course of the disease. Chest radiography is essential in initial work-up as well as during the course of well-tolerated forms of the disease. High resolution CT and gallium-67 scintigraphy are useful in severe lung involvement and in chronic forms of sarcoidosis.
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European Radiology
The purpose of this study was to describe thin-section CT findings of lung involvement in patient... more The purpose of this study was to describe thin-section CT findings of lung involvement in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS), and to correlate them with pulmonary function tests (PFT). The chest thin-section CT examinations of 35 patients with proven diagnosis of PSS and respiratory symptoms were retrospectively assessed by two observers, in a first step independently with interobserver evaluation, and in a second step in consensus. The extent of the most frequent CT findings was scored. Correlation was made with PFT in 31 of these patients. Three main CT patterns were identified with good interobserver agreement (kappa coefficient 0.71): 19 of 35 (54%) large and/or small airways disease; 7 of 35 (20%) interstitial lung fibrosis (ILF); and 5 of 35 (14%) suggestive of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP). The CT scans were normal in 2 patients (6%) and showed only dilatation of pulmonary vessels due to pulmonary arterial hypertension in two others (6%). Airway dis...
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
Computed tomography (CT) may be useful at all stages of management of chronic infiltrative lung d... more Computed tomography (CT) may be useful at all stages of management of chronic infiltrative lung disease. It contributes to diagnosis and evaluation of inflammation and fibrosis, helping the therapeutic decision and appreciating the response to treatment. It contributes to follow-up in the course of the disease. Some further works are necessary to know the indications of CT and the frequency of examinations.
PURPOSE Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan granulomatosis of unknown origin that involves thoracic sites... more PURPOSE Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan granulomatosis of unknown origin that involves thoracic sites in most cases. Our objective was to identify the unusual and potentially confusing thoracic CT features in this disease. METHOD AND MATERIALS Thoracic high-resolution CT examinations of 965 consecutive patients who underwent CT in our center for confirmed thoracic sarcoidosis were reviewed. CT were evaluated by consensus of two radiologists. CT features were considered as unusual if observed in less than 5% of patients. RESULTS 209 patients (22%) had one or more unusual CT features. Unusual features were equally observed in women (n=98 patients) and men (n=111 patients), with a mean age of 47 years old (min/max: 16-78) and 37% of patients older than 50 years old. No difference between these patients and patients with typical features were observed for sex (p=0.14) and age>50 years old (p=0.12). Unusual features were observed more frequently in radiographic stage 2 (n=78;37%), and 4 (...
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique
Imaging is an essential step in the management of patients with interstitial lung disease, contri... more Imaging is an essential step in the management of patients with interstitial lung disease, contributing to detection, diagnosis, evaluation of pulmonary damage and prognosis, surveillance, and screening for complications. The chest x-ray is the fundamental examination. High-resolution computed tomography is often useful, particularly for severe forms and for cases of difficult diagnosis. It should not however be used as a routine examination for the initial work-up nor repeated systematically. Computed tomography is more contributory to the diagnosis of subacute or chronic interstitial pneumonia than for acute forms. We present here the different imaging methods, the role of imaging in chronic and acute interstitial pneumonia, and discuss the main computed tomographic signs of chronic interstitial lung disease.
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
Spiral or helical angioscanography for the positive or differential diagnosis of pulmonary emboli... more Spiral or helical angioscanography for the positive or differential diagnosis of pulmonary emboli has become an emerging technique but remains poorly practised and has been little assessed scientifically. The optimal conditions to perform the test should be understood. The physician should appreciate in view of a large choice of parameters, the diagnostic value of the result and its reliability proximally and distally. Pulmonary angiography is only indicated when the angioscanography is negative according to the degree of clinical and paraclinical suspicion. Angiography magnetic resonance imaging is a diagnostic test full of promise which does not yet have its place in routine practice.
American Journal of Roentgenology
The purpose of our study was to identify CT patterns of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with sarco... more The purpose of our study was to identify CT patterns of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with sarcoidosis and to correlate these patterns with pulmonary function tests. We conducted a retrospective review of CT scans of 80 patients with proven sarcoidosis and evidence of fibrotic changes on chest radiographs. Three main CT patterns were identified: bronchial distortion (n = 38, 47%), mainly central; honeycombing (n = 23, 29%), mainly peripheral; and linear (n = 19, 24%), mainly diffuse. In most cases, a pattern was clearly identified as shown by the good agreement between observers (kappa = 0.87). Nodules were significantly associated with the linear (87%) and distorted (71%) patterns, but not with the honeycomb pattern (35%). The honeycomb pattern was most often associated with restriction and decreased lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide. Patients with bronchial distortion had lower expiratory airflow rates. The linear pattern was generally associated with the least function...
The Open Medical Imaging Journal, 2008
EMC - Radiologie et imagerie médicale - Cardiovasculaire - Thoracique - Cervicale, 2011
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique
Chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) groups a number of diseases with the common feature of ra... more Chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) groups a number of diseases with the common feature of radiological pulmonary infiltration, typical functional syndrome, and diffuse involvement of the deep pulmonary parenchyma identified histologically. Correlations between histological and radiological findings have enabled progress in both fields, leading to better interpretation of the radiological findings and optimizing the etiological diagnosis. Besides the signs themselves, their distribution in relation to the normal lung structures is highly contributive. Function tests can be used to quantify the impact on the respiratory system and assess the effect of treatment. Evidence-based criteria will progressively replace the consensual criteria enabling more effective evaluation of treatment in difficult pathological conditions such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Journal de Radiologie, 2006
La Revue de Médecine Interne, 1991
ABSTRACT 67 Gallium pulmonary uptake and clearance rate of aerosolized 99 m Tc-DTPA were used to ... more ABSTRACT 67 Gallium pulmonary uptake and clearance rate of aerosolized 99 m Tc-DTPA were used to investigate pulmonary involvement in systemic sclerosis. The 11 patients studied demonstrated abnormal gallium scan, even in 2 cases with negative chest XRays examinations. The clearance rates of DTPA were significantly high when XRays were abnormal but significantly lower than those found in primary fibrosis.
Thorax, 1992
A man developed interstitial lung disease and nephrotic syndrome due to AA amyloidosis. There was... more A man developed interstitial lung disease and nephrotic syndrome due to AA amyloidosis. There was no evidence of an underlying disease predisposing to amyloidosis.
Journal de Radiologie, 2006
Journal de Radiologie, 2007
Journal de Radiologie, 2007
Journal de Radiologie, 2007
La Revue du praticien
Imaging is useful at all stages of management of thoracic sarcoidosis. It contributes to diagnosi... more Imaging is useful at all stages of management of thoracic sarcoidosis. It contributes to diagnosis, prognosis, evaluation of lesions and follow-up in the course of the disease. Chest radiography is essential in initial work-up as well as during the course of well-tolerated forms of the disease. High resolution CT and gallium-67 scintigraphy are useful in severe lung involvement and in chronic forms of sarcoidosis.
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European Radiology
The purpose of this study was to describe thin-section CT findings of lung involvement in patient... more The purpose of this study was to describe thin-section CT findings of lung involvement in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS), and to correlate them with pulmonary function tests (PFT). The chest thin-section CT examinations of 35 patients with proven diagnosis of PSS and respiratory symptoms were retrospectively assessed by two observers, in a first step independently with interobserver evaluation, and in a second step in consensus. The extent of the most frequent CT findings was scored. Correlation was made with PFT in 31 of these patients. Three main CT patterns were identified with good interobserver agreement (kappa coefficient 0.71): 19 of 35 (54%) large and/or small airways disease; 7 of 35 (20%) interstitial lung fibrosis (ILF); and 5 of 35 (14%) suggestive of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP). The CT scans were normal in 2 patients (6%) and showed only dilatation of pulmonary vessels due to pulmonary arterial hypertension in two others (6%). Airway dis...
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
Computed tomography (CT) may be useful at all stages of management of chronic infiltrative lung d... more Computed tomography (CT) may be useful at all stages of management of chronic infiltrative lung disease. It contributes to diagnosis and evaluation of inflammation and fibrosis, helping the therapeutic decision and appreciating the response to treatment. It contributes to follow-up in the course of the disease. Some further works are necessary to know the indications of CT and the frequency of examinations.
PURPOSE Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan granulomatosis of unknown origin that involves thoracic sites... more PURPOSE Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan granulomatosis of unknown origin that involves thoracic sites in most cases. Our objective was to identify the unusual and potentially confusing thoracic CT features in this disease. METHOD AND MATERIALS Thoracic high-resolution CT examinations of 965 consecutive patients who underwent CT in our center for confirmed thoracic sarcoidosis were reviewed. CT were evaluated by consensus of two radiologists. CT features were considered as unusual if observed in less than 5% of patients. RESULTS 209 patients (22%) had one or more unusual CT features. Unusual features were equally observed in women (n=98 patients) and men (n=111 patients), with a mean age of 47 years old (min/max: 16-78) and 37% of patients older than 50 years old. No difference between these patients and patients with typical features were observed for sex (p=0.14) and age>50 years old (p=0.12). Unusual features were observed more frequently in radiographic stage 2 (n=78;37%), and 4 (...
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique
Imaging is an essential step in the management of patients with interstitial lung disease, contri... more Imaging is an essential step in the management of patients with interstitial lung disease, contributing to detection, diagnosis, evaluation of pulmonary damage and prognosis, surveillance, and screening for complications. The chest x-ray is the fundamental examination. High-resolution computed tomography is often useful, particularly for severe forms and for cases of difficult diagnosis. It should not however be used as a routine examination for the initial work-up nor repeated systematically. Computed tomography is more contributory to the diagnosis of subacute or chronic interstitial pneumonia than for acute forms. We present here the different imaging methods, the role of imaging in chronic and acute interstitial pneumonia, and discuss the main computed tomographic signs of chronic interstitial lung disease.
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
Spiral or helical angioscanography for the positive or differential diagnosis of pulmonary emboli... more Spiral or helical angioscanography for the positive or differential diagnosis of pulmonary emboli has become an emerging technique but remains poorly practised and has been little assessed scientifically. The optimal conditions to perform the test should be understood. The physician should appreciate in view of a large choice of parameters, the diagnostic value of the result and its reliability proximally and distally. Pulmonary angiography is only indicated when the angioscanography is negative according to the degree of clinical and paraclinical suspicion. Angiography magnetic resonance imaging is a diagnostic test full of promise which does not yet have its place in routine practice.
American Journal of Roentgenology
The purpose of our study was to identify CT patterns of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with sarco... more The purpose of our study was to identify CT patterns of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with sarcoidosis and to correlate these patterns with pulmonary function tests. We conducted a retrospective review of CT scans of 80 patients with proven sarcoidosis and evidence of fibrotic changes on chest radiographs. Three main CT patterns were identified: bronchial distortion (n = 38, 47%), mainly central; honeycombing (n = 23, 29%), mainly peripheral; and linear (n = 19, 24%), mainly diffuse. In most cases, a pattern was clearly identified as shown by the good agreement between observers (kappa = 0.87). Nodules were significantly associated with the linear (87%) and distorted (71%) patterns, but not with the honeycomb pattern (35%). The honeycomb pattern was most often associated with restriction and decreased lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide. Patients with bronchial distortion had lower expiratory airflow rates. The linear pattern was generally associated with the least function...
The Open Medical Imaging Journal, 2008
EMC - Radiologie et imagerie médicale - Cardiovasculaire - Thoracique - Cervicale, 2011
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique
Chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) groups a number of diseases with the common feature of ra... more Chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) groups a number of diseases with the common feature of radiological pulmonary infiltration, typical functional syndrome, and diffuse involvement of the deep pulmonary parenchyma identified histologically. Correlations between histological and radiological findings have enabled progress in both fields, leading to better interpretation of the radiological findings and optimizing the etiological diagnosis. Besides the signs themselves, their distribution in relation to the normal lung structures is highly contributive. Function tests can be used to quantify the impact on the respiratory system and assess the effect of treatment. Evidence-based criteria will progressively replace the consensual criteria enabling more effective evaluation of treatment in difficult pathological conditions such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Journal de Radiologie, 2006
La Revue de Médecine Interne, 1991
ABSTRACT 67 Gallium pulmonary uptake and clearance rate of aerosolized 99 m Tc-DTPA were used to ... more ABSTRACT 67 Gallium pulmonary uptake and clearance rate of aerosolized 99 m Tc-DTPA were used to investigate pulmonary involvement in systemic sclerosis. The 11 patients studied demonstrated abnormal gallium scan, even in 2 cases with negative chest XRays examinations. The clearance rates of DTPA were significantly high when XRays were abnormal but significantly lower than those found in primary fibrosis.
Thorax, 1992
A man developed interstitial lung disease and nephrotic syndrome due to AA amyloidosis. There was... more A man developed interstitial lung disease and nephrotic syndrome due to AA amyloidosis. There was no evidence of an underlying disease predisposing to amyloidosis.
Journal de Radiologie, 2006