Quantitative CT: Associations between Emphysema, Airway Wall Thickness and Body Composition in COPD

The objective of the present study was to determine the association between CT phenotypes—emphysema by low attenuation area and bronchitis by airway wall thickness—and body composition parameters in a large cohort of subjects with and without COPD. In 452 COPD subjects and 459 subjects without COPD,...

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Main Authors: Erica P. A. Rutten, Thomas B. Grydeland, Sreekumar G. Pillai, Scott Wagers, Asger Dirksen, Harvey O. Coxson, Amund Gulsvik, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Per S. Bakke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/419328
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