Management of COPD: Is there a role for quantitative imaging?
While the recent development of quantitative imaging methods have led to their increased use in the diagnosis and management of many chronic diseases, medical imaging still plays a limited role in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this review we highlight three pulmonary imaging modalities: computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging and the COPD biomarkers that may be helpful for managing COPD patients. We discussed the current role imaging plays in COPD management as well as the potential role quantitative imaging will play by identifying imaging phenotypes to enable more effective COPD management and improved outcomes.
Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; UBC James Hogg Research Center & The Institute of Heart and Lung Health, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
Miranda
M
Kirby
Clinical Research Imaging Centre, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Edwin J R
EJR
van Beek
Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
Joon Beom
JB
Seo
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Germany; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Lung Research Center (DZL), Germany; Radiologie Darmstadt, Gross-Gerau County Hospital, Germany.
Juergen
J
Biederer
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan.
Yasutaka
Y
Nakano
Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; UBC James Hogg Research Center & The Institute of Heart and Lung Health, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
Harvey O
HO
Coxson
Robarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. Electronic address: gparraga@robarts.ca.
Grace
G
Parraga
D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D010641:Phenotype; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media; D010100:Oxygen
COPD; Computed tomography; Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Optical coherence tomography