Reference values for high attenuation areas on chest CT in a healthy, never-smoker, multi-ethnic sample: The MESA study.

Imaani EasthausenAnna PodolanczukEric HoffmanSteven KawutElizabeth OelsnerJohn Shinn KimGanesh RaghuKaren Hinckley StukovskySusan RedlineRobyn L McClellandR Graham BarrDavid J Lederer

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2020)

We present a reference equation and z-scores to define expected values of HAA on full-lung CT to aid HAA interpretation in middle-aged and older adults.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
physical activity
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance