Comparison of high-resolution computed tomography with pulmonary function testing in symptomatic smokers

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 522-528

  Srinakarin, Jiraporn ^b   Thammaroj, Jureerat ^b   Boonsawat, Watchara ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Emphysema; High Resolution Computed Tomography; Pulmonary Function Test; Smoker

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0041930982     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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