Article
The role of CT scanning in multidimensional phenotyping of COPD.
Chest - 1 Sept 2011
Bafadhel Mona, Umar Imran, Gupta Sumit, Raj J Vimal, Vara Dhiraj D, Entwisle James J, Pavord Ian D, Brightling Christopher E, Siddiqui Salman
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: COPD is a heterogeneous disease characterized by airflow obstruction and diagnosed by lung function. CT imaging is emerging as an important, noninvasive tool in phenotyping COPD. However, the use of CT imaging in defining the disease heterogeneity above lung function is not fully known. METHODS: Seventy-five patients with COPD (58 men, 17 women) were studied with CT imaging and with measures of airway...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchography
- Female
- Health Status
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Principal Component Analysis