Maximizing quantitative accuracy of lung airway lumen and wall measures obtained from X-ray CT imaging

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1063-1075

  Saba, Osama I ^a   Hoffman, Eric A ^a   Reinhardt, Joseph M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway area; Bronchial tree; Deconvolution; Lung imaging; Quantitative computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LUNG FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0041421080     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00962.2002     Document Type: Article

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