Airway malacia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Prevalence, morphology and relationship with emphysema, bronchiectasis and bronchial wall thickening

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1669-1678

  Sverzellati, Nicola ^a   Rastelli, Andrea ^a   Chetta, Alfredo ^a   Schembri, Valentina ^a   Fasano, Luca ^b   Pacilli, Angela Maria ^b   Di Scioscio, Valerio ^c   Bartalena, Tommaso ^c   De Filippo, Massimo ^a   Zompatori, Maurizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway; Bronchomalacia; COPD; CT; Tracheobronchomalacia; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY MALACIA; BRONCHIAL WALL THICKENING; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOGRAPHY; COMORBIDITY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 67349226352     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1306-9     Document Type: Review

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