Quantitative analysis of pulmonary emphysema: Three-dimensional fractal analysis of single-photon emission computed tomography images obtained with a carbon particle radioaerosol

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1657-1663

  Nagao, Michinobu ^a   Murase, Kenya ^a   Yasuhara, Yoshifumi ^a   Ikezoe, Junpei ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031740851     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.171.6.9843308     Document Type: Article

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