Intrathoracic Tracheal Volume and Collapsibility on Inspiratory and End-expiratory CT Scans. Correlations with Lung Volume and Pulmonary Function in 85 Smokers

Academic Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-305

  Yamashiro, Tsuneo ^a,b   San José Estépar, Raúl ^a   Matsuoka, Shin ^b,c   Bartholmai, Brian J ^d   Ross, James C ^a   Diaz, Alejandro ^a   Murayama, Sadayuki ^b,c   Silverman, Edwin K ^a   Hatabu, Hiroto ^a   Washko, George R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Lung volume; Tracheal volume; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TRACHEA;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SMOKING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIDAL VOLUME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEA;

EID: 79551549754     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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