Quantitative computed tomography assessment of lung structure and function in pulmonary emphysema

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 720-730

  Madani, A ^a   Keyzer, C ^a   Gevenois, P A ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Emphysema

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG STRUCTURE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034756759     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.00255701     Document Type: Article

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