Quantitative Emphysema Measurement On Ultra-High-Resolution CT Scans.

Yanyan Xu Tsuneo YamashiroHiroshi MoriyaShun MuramatsuSadayuki Murayama

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2019)

Compared with conventional HRCT scans, U-HRCT scans reveal emphysematous lesions in greater detail, and provide slightly increased correlation with airflow limitation.

Keyphrases

high resolution
computed tomography
dual energy
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
image quality
magnetic resonance imaging
mass spectrometry
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
genome wide
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
magnetic resonance
single cell
lung function
cystic fibrosis