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Pulmonary function parameters in high-resolution computed tomography phenotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Mar 2015
Sun Xian Wen, Gu Shu Yi, Li Qing Yun, Ren Lei, Shen Ji Min, Wan Huan Ying, Huang Shao Guang, Deng Wei Wu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Heterogeneity of clinical presentation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attributes to different pathological basis. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) phenotypes of COPD may reflex the pathological basis of COPD indirectly by evaluating the small airway inflammation and emphysema. How the pulmonary function related with different HRCT phenotypes has not been well known. The aim...
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