Kurtosis and skewness of density histograms on inspiratory and expiratory CT scans in smokers

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-20

  Yamashiro, Tsuneo ^a,b   Matsuoka, Shin ^c   Estépar, Raúl San José ^a   Bartholmai, Brian J ^d   Diaz, Alejandro ^a,e   Ross, James C ^a   Murayama, Sadayuki ^b   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)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Airflow limitation; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Computed tomography; Density histogram; Pulmonary emphysema

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXPIRATORY KURTOSIS; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; EXPIRATORY SKEWNESS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INSPIRATORY KURTOSIS; INSPIRATORY SKEWNESS; LUNG DENSITY; LUNG EXAMINATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 79851486419     PISSN: 15412555     EISSN: 15412563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2010.541537     Document Type: Article

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