The effects of radiation dose and CT manufacturer on measurements of lung densitometry

R Yuan, JR Mayo, JC Hogg, PD Paré, AM McWilliams… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Background To evaluate the effect of radiation dose and scanner manufacturer on
quantitative CT scan measurements of lung morphology in smokers. Methods Low-dose and …

Variability in densitometric assessment of pulmonary emphysema with computed tomography

ME Bakker, J Stolk, H Putter, SB Shaker… - Investigative …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate whether computed tomography
(CT) densitometry can be applied consistently in different centers; and to evaluate the …

Volume adjustment of lung density by computed tomography scans in patients with emphysema

SB Shaker, A Dirksen, LC Laursen, LT Skovgaard… - Acta …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To determine how to adjust lung density measurements for the volume of the lung
calculated from computed tomography (CT) scans in patients with emphysema. Material and …

[HTML][HTML] Utility of lung density measurements in the diagnosis of emphysema

S Marsh, S Aldington, MV Williams, MR Nowitz… - Respiratory …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The role of computerised tomography (CT) lung density measurements in
objective quantification of emphysema is uncertain. The aim of this study was to determine …

Comparison of standard-and low-radiation-dose CT for quantification of emphysema

DS Gierada, TK Pilgram, BR Whiting… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. This study was performed to compare standard-and low-radiation-dose
techniques in the CT quantification of emphysema. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The study …

Sources of error in lung densitometry with CT

BC Stoel, HA Vrooman, J Stolk… - Investigative …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Stoel BC, Vrooman HA, Stolk J, Reiber JHC. Sources of error in lung densitometry
with CT. Invest Radiol 1999; 34: 303–309. RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES. To determine …

CT quantification of emphysema in young subjects with no recognizable chest disease

KL Irion, E Marchiori, B Hochhegger… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate volumetric CT
emphysema quantification (CT densitovolumetry) in a young population with no …

The effects of age, sex, lung size, and hyperinflation on CT lung densitometry.

PA Gevenois, P Scillia… - … American journal of …, 1996 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
To test our proposal that, on high-resolution CT scans, the relative area of the lung with
attenuation values lower than-950 H (RA950) can be a measurement of pulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of lung surface area using computed tomography

R Yuan, T Nagao, PD Paré, JC Hogg, DD Sin… - Respiratory …, 2010 - Springer
Objective To refine the CT prediction of emphysema by comparing histology and CT for
specific regions of lung. To incorporate both regional lung density measured by CT and …

Short-term effect of changes in smoking behaviour on emphysema quantification by CT

H Ashraf, P Lo, SB Shaker, M de Bruijne, A Dirksen… - Thorax, 2011 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The effect of smoking cessation and smoking relapse on lung density was
studied using low-dose CT. Methods Spiral, multidetector, low-dose CT was performed on …