Intra- and interoperator variability of lobar pulmonary volumes and emphysema scores in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema: comparison of manual and semi-automated segmentation techniques

PURPOSEWe aimed to compare the intra- and interoperator variability of lobar volumetry and emphysema scores obtained by semi-automated and manual segmentation techniques in lung emphysema patients.MATERIALS AND METHODSIn two sessions held three months apart, two operators performed lobar volumetry o...

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Main Authors: Francesco Molinari, Tommaso Pirronti, Nicola Sverzellati, Stefano Diciotti, Michele Amato, Guglielmo Paolantonio, Luigia Gentile, George K. Parapatt, Francesco D’Argento, Jan-Martin Kuhnigk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2013-07-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/ntra--and-interoperator-variability-of-lobar-pulmo/56580