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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017

Comparison of distinctive models for calculating an interlobar emphysema heterogeneity index in patients prior to endoscopic lung volume reduction.

Dorothea Theilig, Felix Doellinger, Alexander Poellinger, Vera Schreiter, Konrad Neumann, Ralf-Harto Hubner

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Dorothea TheiligDepartment of Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Felix DoellingerDepartment of Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Alexander PoellingerDepartment of Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Vera SchreiterDepartment of Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Konrad NeumannInstitute of Biometrics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ralf-Harto HubnerDepartment of Pneumology, Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe degree of interlobar emphysema heterogeneity is thought to play an important role in the outcome of endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) therapy of patients with advanced COPD. There are multiple ways one could possibly define interlobar emphysema heterogeneity, and there is no standardized definition. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to derive a formula for calculating an interlobar emphysema heterogeneity index (HI) when evaluating a patient for ELVR. Furthermore, an attempt was made to identify a threshold for relevant interlobar emphysema heterogeneity with regard to ELVR. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 50 patients who had undergone technically successful ELVR with placement of one-way valves at our institution and had received lung function tests and computed tomography scans before and after treatment. Predictive accuracy of the different methods for HI calculation was assessed with receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis, assuming a minimum difference in forced expiratory volume in 1 second of 100 mL to indicate a clinically important change.

resultsThe HI defined as emphysema score of the targeted lobe (TL) minus emphysema score of the ipsilateral nontargeted lobe disregarding the middle lobe yielded the best predicative accuracy (AUC =0.73,

conclusionThis study reveals the most appropriate ways of calculating an interlobar emphysema heterogeneity with regard to ELVR.

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BronchoscopyLungRespiratory Function TestsTomography, X-Ray ComputedArea Under CurveHumansPneumonectomyPredictive Value of TestsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePulmonary EmphysemaRecovery of FunctionReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesROC CurveSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeCOPDCT-quantitativeemphysema heterogeneityendoscopic lung volume reduction

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