Evaluating Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Ultrasound.
Togay EvrinSemih KorkutLeyla Ozturk SonmezAgnieszka SzarpakMarcin Andrzej MadzialaJacek SmerekaRamazan GüvenEvrim Eylem AkpinarPublished in: Emergency medicine international (2019)
In this study, FEV1 and annual number of exacerbations turned out to be strongly correlated US findings. The use of US in COPD patients could help to support clinical decision, but further clinical studies are necessary to confirm those findings.