Computed tomography and monitoring of emphysema

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1075-1077

  Coxson, Harvey O ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; DENSITOMETRY; HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X-RAYS;

EID: 34250177968     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00039807     Document Type: Editorial

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