Variation of densitometry on computed tomography in COPD--influence of different software tools.

Quantitative multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) as a potential biomarker is increasingly used for severity assessment of emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aim of this study was to evaluate the user-independent measurement variability between five different fully-automa...

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Main Authors: Mark O Wielpütz, Diana Bardarova, Oliver Weinheimer, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Monika Eichinger, Bertram J Jobst, Ralf Eberhardt, Marcel Koenigkam-Santos, Michael Puderbach, Claus P Heussel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4227864?pdf=render