Slope of emphysema index: An objective descriptor of regional heterogeneity of emphysema and an independent determinant of pulmonary function

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Chae, Eun Jin ^a   Seo, Joon Beom ^a   Song, Jae Woo ^a   Kim, Namkug ^a   Park, Bum Woo ^a   Lee, Young Kyung ^b   Oh, Yeon Mok ^a   Lee, Sang Do ^a   Lim, Seong Yong ^c  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Pocheon Jungmoon College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CT densitometry; Emphysema; Regional heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77749277629     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.2672     Document Type: Article

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