Can CT measurement of emphysema severity aid patient selection for lung volume reduction surgery?

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Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1231-1232

  Salzman, S H ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG STRUCTURE; LUNG VOLUME; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033747555     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.5.1231     Document Type: Editorial

References (6)

1. Rationale and design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial: A prospective randomized trial of lung volume reduction surgery
2. Lung volume reduction surgery and airflow limitation
3. Pulmonary emphysema: Comparison of preoperative quantitative CT and physiologic index values with clinical outcome after lung-volume reduction surgery
4. Patient selection criteria for lung volume reduction surgery
5. Radiologic emphysema morphology is associated with outcome after surgical lung volume reduction
6. Role of lung perfusion scintigraphy in relation to chest computed tomography and pulmonary function in the evaluation of candidates for lung volume reduction surgery