Densitometry for assessment of effect of lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1138-1143

  Stolk, J ^a   Versteegh, M I M ^a   Montenij, L J ^a   Bakker, M E ^a   Grebski, E ^b   Tutik, M ^b   Wildermuth, S ^b   Weder, W ^b   el Bardiji, M ^a   Reiber, J H C ^a   Rabe, K F ^a   Russl, E W ^b   Stoel, B C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Densitometry; Emphysema; Lung volume reduction surgery; Outcome parameter

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250155299     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00056206     Document Type: Article

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