Pulmonary emphysema quantitation with Computed Tomography. Comparison between the visual score with high resolution CT, expiratory density mask with spiral CT and lung function studies;Valutazione quantitativa dell'enfisema polmonare mediante Tomografia Computerizzata: Confronto tra il punteggio visivo con alta risoluzione nell'inspirazione, maschera della densità automatica con Tomografia Computerizzata spirale nell'espirazione ed esami funzionali respiratori

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 374-381

  Zompatori, Maurizio ^a   Battaglia, Milva ^a   Rimondi, Maria Rita ^a   Fasano, Luca ^a   Cavina, Mauro ^a   Pacilli, Angela Maria Grazia ^a   Guerrieri, Aldo ^a   Fabbri, Mario ^a   Vivacqua, Donatella ^a   Biscarini, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

COPD CT; Emphysema Pulmonary emphysema; Lung

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031110227     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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