The role and potential of imaging in COPD.

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2012.05.003

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The role and potential of imaging in COPD.

The Medical clinics of North America - 1 Jul 2012

Washko George R

Abstract excerpt

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a heterogeneous condition of the lungs and body. Techniques in chest imaging and quantitative image analysis provide novel in vivo insight into the disease and potentially examine divergent responses to therapy. This article reviews the strengths and limit...

Topics

Airway Remodeling
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Phenotype
Positron-Emission Tomography
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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