Dependent Lung Opacity at Thin-Section CT: Evaluation by Spirometrically-Gated CT of the Influence of Lung Volume

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 24-29

  Lee, Ki Nam ^a   Yoon, Seong Kuk ^a   Sohn, Choon Hee ^a   Choi, Pil Jo ^a   Webb, W Richard ^b  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung, collapse; Lung, CT; Lung, density; Lung, function; Lung, ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; SPIROMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036365397     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2002.3.1.24     Document Type: Article

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