Quantitative CT detects progression in COPD patients with severe emphysema in a 3-month interval.

Philip KonietzkeMark O WielpützWilli L WagnerFelix WuennemannHans-Ulrich KauczorClaus P HeusselMonika EichingerRalf EberhardtDaniela GompelmannOliver Weinheimer

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• QCT detects short-time progression of emphysema in severe COPD in a 3-month period. • QCT is able to quantify even slight parenchymal changes, which were not detected by spirometry. • QCT is able to address the heterogeneity of COPD, revealing inconsistent changes individual lung lobes and airway generations.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
early onset
computed tomography
single cell
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
image quality
drug induced
pet ct