Quantitative CT of emphysema and the airways.
Chronic lung disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Quantitative techniques for assessing emphysema and related airway disease have been slow to gain acceptance among radiologists, who have traditionally used description of structural changes to evaluate these diseases. This review provides an overview of these quantitative techniques.
Goldin
Jonathan G
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Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1721, USA. jgoldin@mednet.ucla.edu
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed