CT imaging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Role in phenotyping and interventions

Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 689-703

  Grenier, Philippe A ^a   Beigelman Aubry, Catherine ^a   Fetita, Catalin I ^a   Brillet, Pierre Yves ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Airway wall remodelling; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Pulmonary emphysema; Quantitative imaging; Small airway disease; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE;

EID: 77953464432     PISSN: 17530059     EISSN: 17530067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17530050903117264     Document Type: Review

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