AI-driven CT quantification of mucus plugs to evaluate the effect of inhaled hypertonic saline in children aged 3-6 years with CF: a randomized controlled trial
- Journal
- The European respiratory journal (Q1)
- Published
- 23 July 2026
- Study design
- Narrative review / expert opinion
- Evidence level
- Level 1, High (CEBM 1b)
- Authors
- Yuxin Chen, Rudolfs Latisenko, Stephanie D Davis, Margaret Rosenfeld, Felix Ratjen, Karen D Hinckley Stukovsky, et al.
- PMID
- 42492957
- DOI
- 10.1183/13993003.01917-2025
Why clinicians should know about it
- Picked for Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine, Medical Physics and Imaging (top studies of the week, 26 July 2026).
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