Patient selection for lung volume reduction surgery: An objective model based on prior clinical decisions and quantitative CT analysis

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 991-998

  Gierada, David S ^a,c   Yusen, Roger D ^b   Villanueva, Ian A ^a   Pilgram, Thomas K ^a   Slone, Richard M ^a   Lefrak, Stephen S ^b   Cooper, Joel D ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Emphysema; Lung volume reduction surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034090572     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.4.991     Document Type: Article

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