Perfusion scintigraphy and patient selection for lung volume reduction surgery

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 937-946

  Chandra, Divay ^a,b   Lipson, David A ^c   Hoffman, Eric A ^d   Hansen Flaschen, John ^c   Sciurba, Frank C ^a   DeCamp, Malcolm M ^e   Reilly, John J ^a   Washko, George R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center   (United Kingdom)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Emphysema; Lung volume reduction surgery; Mortality; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

AGED; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PERFUSION IMAGING; PNEUMONECTOMY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 77958187817     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201001-0043OC     Document Type: Article

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