Continuous quantitative measurement of the main bronchial dimensions and lung density in the lateral position by four-dimensional dynamic-ventilation CT in smokers and COPD patients

Yukihiro Nagatani,1 Masayuki Hashimoto,2 Norihisa Nitta,1 Yasuhiko Oshio,2 Tsuneo Yamashiro,3 Shigetaka Sato,1 Shinsuke Tsukagoshi,4 Hiroshi Moriya,5 Tatsuya Kimoto,6 Tomoyuki Igarashi,2 Noritoshi Ushio,1 Akinaga Sonoda,1 Hideji Otani,1 Jun Hanaoka,2 Kiyoshi Murata1On behalf of investigators of the...

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Main Authors: Nagatani Y, Hashimoto M, Nitta N, Oshio Y, Yamashiro T, Sato S, Tsukagoshi S, Moriya H, Kimoto T, Igarashi T, Ushio N, Sonoda A, Otani H, Hanaoka J, Murata K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/continuous-quantitative-measurement-of-the-main-bronchial-dimensions-a-peer-reviewed-article-COPD