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Computational analysis of thoracic multidetector row HRCT for segmentation and quantification of small airway air trapping and emphysema in obstructive pulmonary disease.
Academic radiology - 1 Oct 2011
Barbosa Eduardo Mortani, Song Gang, Tustison Nicholas, Kreider Maryl, Gee James C, Gefter Warren B, Torigian Drew A
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes are related to variable combinations of emphysema and small-airway disease, the latter manifested as air trapping (AT) on imaging. The investigators propose a method to extract AT information quantitatively from thoracic multi-detector row high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), validated by pulmonary function testing (PFT) correlation....
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