Spirometric-gated computed tomography quantitative evaluation of lung emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A comparison of 3 techniques

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-442

  Orlandi, Ilaria ^a   Moroni, Chiara ^a   Camiciottoli, Gianna ^a   Bartolucci, Maurizio ^a   Belli, Giacomo ^b   Villari, Natale ^a   Mascalchi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

High resolution computed tomography; Low dose; Pulmonary emphysema; Spiral computed tomography; Spirometric gating

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; PULMONARY DISEASES;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; LOW CURRENTS; LOW DOSE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST; SPIRAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; SPIRAL CT; SPIROMETRIC GATING; SPIROMETRICS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GATED IMAGING; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEAN LUNG DENSITY; MEMBRANE CURRENT; PIXEL INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPIROMETRIC GATED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 3342922318     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200407000-00001     Document Type: Article

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