Small pulmonary vascular alteration and acute exacerbations of COPD: quantitative computed tomography analysis

Z Wang, X Chen, K Liu, W Xie, H Wang… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The morphologic alterations of pulmonary small vessels measured by computed
tomography (CT) have been used to evaluate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Morphological changes in small pulmonary vessels are associated with severe acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

K Yoshimura, Y Suzuki, T Uto, J Sato… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Pulmonary vascular remodeling is essential for understanding the
pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The total cross-sectional …

Quantitative CT measurement of cross-sectional area of small pulmonary vessel in COPD: correlations with emphysema and airflow limitation

S Matsuoka, GR Washko, MT Dransfield… - Academic radiology, 2010 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary vascular alteration is one of the characteristic
features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recent studies suggest that …

Quantitative assessment of cross-sectional area of small pulmonary vessels in patients with COPD using inspiratory and expiratory MDCT

Y Matsuura, N Kawata, N Yanagawa, T Sugiura… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives Structural and functional changes in pulmonary vessels are prevalent at the initial
stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These vascular alterations can be …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the cross-sectional area of small pulmonary vessels in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by quantitative computed …

Y Wang, T Su, S Feng, J Chen, X Tian, L Zhu - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a reduced cross-sectional
area (CSA) of small pulmonary vessels and decreased pulmonary function test (PFT) …

Quantitative CT measurements of small pulmonary vessels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: do they change on follow‐up scans?

S Saruya, S Matsuoka, T Yamashiro… - Clinical Physiology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aims of this study were to perform a longitudinal evaluation of the cross‐sectional area
(CSA) of small pulmonary vessels and the extent of emphysema measured on computed …

[HTML][HTML] CT measurements of central pulmonary vasculature as predictors of severe exacerbation in COPD

JY Rho, DA Lynch, YJ Suh, JW Nah, JA Zach… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
CT measurements of central pulmonary vasculature as predicto... : Medicine CT measurements
of central pulmonary vasculature as predictors of severe exacerbation in COPD : Medicine …

Relationship between diminution of small pulmonary vessels and emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

S Mashimo, S Chubachi, A Tsutsumi, N Kameyama… - Clinical Imaging, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the relationship between small pulmonary vessels and extent of
emphysema on CT in individual lungs with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

[HTML][HTML] The CT pulmonary vascular parameters and disease severity in COPD patients on acute exacerbation: a correlation analysis

T Yang, C Chen, Z Chen - BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background It is necessary to analyze the CT pulmonary vascular parameters and disease
severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients to provide evidence …

Correlations of Computed Tomography Measurement of Distal Pulmonary Vascular Pruning with Airflow Limitation and Emphysema in COPD Patients

G Tang, F Wang, Z Liang, C Liang, J Wang… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Pulmonary vascular alteration is an important feature of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), which is characterized by distal pulmonary vascular pruning in …