Computed-tomography findings of emphysema: Correlation with spirometric values

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-114

  Omori, Hisamitsu ^a,b   Fujimoto, Keisaku ^c   Katoh, Takahiko ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS KUMAMOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Computed tomography; Emphysema; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPHYSEMA; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY;

FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40049104896     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e3282f3f18f     Document Type: Review

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