Clinical Utility of Quantitative CT Analysis for Fissure Completeness in Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction: Comparison between CT and Chartis™.
Sei-Won LeeSo Youn ShinTai Sun ParkYoon Young ChoiJong Chun ParkJina ParkSang Young OhNamkug KimSe Hee LeeJae Seung LeeJoon Beom SeoYeon-Mok OhSang Do LeeSang Min LeePublished in: Korean journal of radiology (2020)
The quantitative analysis of fissure shows that incomplete fissures increased the probability of CV on Chartis™, while the defect size did not affect the overall rates. TLVR could be achieved even in some patients with relatively large fissure defect, if they showed negative CV on Chartis™.