Longitudinal changes in structural abnormalities using MDCT in COPD: do the CT measurements of airway wall thickness and small pulmonary vessels change in parallel with emphysematous progression?

Longitudinal changes in structural abnormalities using MDCT in COPD: do the CT measurements of airway wall thickness and small pulmonary vessels change in parallel with emphysematous progression?

Shin Takayanagi,1 Naoko Kawata,1 Yuji Tada,1 Jun Ikari,1 Yukiko Matsuura,1 Shin Matsuoka,2 Shoichiro Matsushita,2 Noriyuki Yanagawa,1 Yasunori Kasahara,1 Koichiro Tatsumi1 1Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 2Department of Ra...

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Main Authors: Takayanagi S, Kawata N, Tada Y, Ikari J, Matsuura Y, Matsuoka S, Matsushita S, Yanagawa N, Kasahara Y, Tatsumi K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Subjects:
COPD
the number of low-attenuation clusters (LAN)
wall area percentage (WA%)
the percentage of small pulmonary vessels less than 5 (%CSA
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