RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Computed tomography (CT) section thickness and
reconstruction kernel each influence CT measurements of emphysema. This study was …

OBJECTIVE. This study was performed to compare standard-and low-radiation-dose
techniques in the CT quantification of emphysema. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The study …

Purpose: To prospectively compare pulmonary function tests and helical computed
tomographic (CT) indexes for quantifying pulmonary emphysema with macroscopic and …

Objectives To determine the optimal threshold by quantitatively assessing the extent of
emphysema at the level of the entire lung and at the level of individual lobes using a large …

In the current study, the effects of reconstruction algorithms on quantitative measures
derived from computed tomographic (CT) lung images were assessed in patients with …

Purpose: To prospectively investigate the effects of radiation dose and section thickness on
quantitative multidetector computed tomographic (CT) indexes of pulmonary emphysema …

Purpose To prospectively investigate the effect of submaximal inspiration on computed
tomographic (CT) indexes used to quantify emphysema and to discriminate between effects …

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 …

PURPOSE: To compare subjective visual grading of pulmonary emphysema with
macroscopic morphometry and computed tomographic (CT) densitometry. MATERIALS AND …

Systemic, interventional and surgical treatments have gone new ways in treatment of
emphysema. For longitudinal therapy monitoring and as end-points for clinical trials …