The relationship of fat and muscle measurements with emphysema and bronchial wall thickening in smokers.
Stijn A O BunkJetty IpemaGrigory SidorenkovEdwin BenninkRozemarijn VliegenthartPim A de JongEsther PompeJean-Paul CharbonnierBart H D LuijkJoachim AertsHarry J M GroenFirdaus A A Mohamed HoeseinPublished in: ERJ open research (2024)
COPD presence and emphysema severity are associated with smaller amounts of thoracic fat and muscle, whereas bronchial wall thickening is associated with fat accumulation.