Can the extent of low-attenuation areas on CT scans really demonstrate changes in the severity of emphysema?

Radiology

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 293-

  Stoel, Berend C ^a   Parr, David G ^b   Bakker, Els M ^a   Putter, Hein ^a   Stolk, Jan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITOMETRY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DISEASE COURSE; LUNG; NOTE; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 42449117166     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2471071608     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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