Added value of a chest multidetector computed tomography scoring system in the assessment of chronic lung disease among pediatric patients

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Modified Bhalla CT scoring system, described by Judge et al. [8]

CT abnormalities	CT score
CT abnormalities	0	1	2	3
Severity of bronchiectasis	Absent	Lumen slightly greater than adjacent vessel	Lumen 2–3 times adjacent vessel	Lumen more than 3 times adjacent vessel
Peribronchial thickening	Absent	Thickness equals adjacent vessel	Thickness less than 2 times adjacent vessel	Thickness more than 2 times adjacent vessel
Extent of bronchiectasis	Absent	1–5 BPS	6–9 BPS	More than 9 BPS
Generation of bronchial division	Absent	Up to 4th generation	Up to 5th generation	Up to 6th generation
Extent of mucus plugging	Absent	1–5 BPS	6–9 BPS	More than 9 BPS
Emphysema	Absent	1–5 BPS	More than 5 BPS
Bullae	Absent	Unilateral	Bilateral
Sacculation/abscesses	Absent	1–5 BPS	6–9 BPS	More than 9 BPS
Collapse/consolidation	Absent	Subsegmental	Segmental/lobar
Mosaic perfusion	Absent	1–5 BPS	More than 5 BPS
Air trapping	Absent	1–5 BPS	More than 5 BPS
Acinar nodules	Absent	Subsegmental/segmental	Lobar	Diffuse
Thickening of intralobular septation	Absent	Subsegmental/segmental	Lobar	Diffuse
Ground glass	Absent	Subsegmental/segmental	Lobar	Diffuse