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Body mass index in male patients with COPD: correlation with low attenuation areas on CT.
Thorax - 1 Jan 2009
Ogawa E, Nakano Y, Ohara T, Muro S, Hirai T, Sato S, Sakai H, Tsukino M, Kinose D, Nishioka M, Niimi A, Chin K, Paré P D, Mishima M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by the presence of airflow limitation caused by loss of lung elasticity and/or airway narrowing. The pathological hallmark of loss of lung elasticity is emphysema, and airway wall remodelling contributes to the airway narrowing. Using CT, these lesions can be assessed by measuring low attenuation areas (LAA) and airway wall...
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