Prediction of Pulmonary Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Correlation with Quantitative CT Parameters.

Hyun Jung Koo Sang Min LeeJoon Beom SeoSang Min LeeNamkug KimSang Young OhJae Seung LeeYeon Mok Oh

Published in: Korean journal of radiology (2020)

Airway and parenchymal attenuation parameters are independent predictors of pulmonary function in patients with mild COPD, whereas parenchymal attenuation parameters are dominant independent predictors of pulmonary function in patients with severe COPD.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
early onset
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
air pollution
positron emission tomography
drug induced