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ArticleActa medica Lituanic2017

Relationships between pulmonary function test parameters and quantitative computed tomography measurements of emphysema in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Virginija Šileikienė, Marius Urbonas, Mindaugas Matačiūnas, Jolita Norkūnienė

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Article in Acta medica Lituanic, 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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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Virginija ŠileikienėCentre of Pulmonology and Allergology of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Marius UrbonasCentre of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Mindaugas MatačiūnasCentre of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Jolita NorkūnienėDepartment of Mathematical Statistics of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University · LTVilnius University · LT

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Abstract

objectiveCT is able to precisely define the pathological process in COPD. There are a number of previous articles discussing the distribution of emphysema and its connection with pulmonary function tests. However, the results obtained by the researchers are not identical. PURPOSE: To assess relationships between emphysema and pulmonary function test parameters in COPD patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsFifty-nine patients diagnosed to have COPD underwent chest CT examinations and pulmonary function tests.For the quantitative assessment, percentages of low attenuation volume LAV

resultsExcept for the right middle lobe and the right upper lobe, respectively, all the quantitative CT measurements showed weak to moderate negative correlations with diffusing capacity (

conclusionCT measurements of emphysema are significantly related to pulmonary function tests results, particularly

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COPDemphysemapulmonary functionquantitative computed tomography (CT)

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PMCPMC5818256
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