Relationship between diminution of small pulmonary vessels and emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Clin Imaging
; 46: 85-90, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the relationship between small pulmonary vessels and extent of emphysema on CT in individual lungs with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).METHODS:
Forty-nine patients were included. The percentage of cross-sectional area of vessels <5mm2 (%CSA <5) and extent of emphysema were assessed.RESULTS:
Less than half of the COPD patients demonstrated an inverse correlation between %CSA <5 and percentage of low attenuation area (LAA%). In the remaining patients, %CSA <5 was homogeneously distributed.CONCLUSION:
Not all patients with COPD demonstrated an inverse correlation of the distributions between %CSA <5 and LAA% in individual lungs.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Enfisema Pulmonar
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Vasos Sanguíneos
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Enfisema
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article