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Drs Hsu and Bailey are currently at the University of Michigan Department of Radiology (Ann Arbor, MI). Preliminary analysis was presented at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, November 27, 2012, Chicago, IL. FINANCIAL/NONFINANCIAL DISCLOSURES: The authors have reported to CHEST the following conflicts of interest: Dr Haramati’s spouse is a board member of Kryon Systems, LTD; Bioprotect, LTD; and OrthoSpace, LTD. Drs Hsu, Achkar, Keller, Bailey, and Cohen have reported that no potential conflicts of interest exist with any companies/organizations whose products or services may be discussed in this article. FUNDING/SUPPORT: Supported in part by the Clinical and Translational Science Award [Grant 1 UL1 TR001073-01, 1 TL1 TR001072-01, 1 KL2 TR001071-01] from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, a component of the National Institutes of Health; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [Grants AI096213 and AI096213 to Dr Achkar]; and the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine [AI-51519 to Dr Achkar]. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians. See online for more details.