Quantitative computed tomography in COPD: Possibilities and limitations

Lung

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-145

  Mets, O M ^a   De Jong, P A ^a   Van Ginneken, B ^b   Gietema, H A ^a   Lammers, J W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airway remodeling; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Computed tomography; Pulmonary emphysema; Quantitative CT

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; NOISE REDUCTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE;

AIRWAY REMODELING; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84863495125     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: 14321750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-011-9353-9     Document Type: Review

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