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Objectives To investigate the relationship between small pulmonary vessels and extent of emphysema on CT in individual lungs with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods Forty-nine patients were included. The percentage of cross-sectional area of vessels < 5 mm2 (%CSA < 5) and extent of emphysema were assessed. Results Less than half of the COPD patients demonstrated an inverse correlation between %CSA < 5 and percentage of low attenuation area (LAA%). In the remaining patients, %CSA < 5 was homogeneously distributed. Conclusion Not all patients with COPD demonstrated an inverse correlation of the distributions between %CSA < 5 and LAA% in individual lungs.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 85-90 |
ページ数 | 6 |
ジャーナル | Clinical Imaging |
巻 | 46 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2017 11月 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 放射線学、核医学およびイメージング