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Is intrathoracic tracheal collapsibility correlated to clinical phenotypes and sex in patients with COPD?
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2015
Camiciottoli Gianna, Diciotti Stefano, Bigazzi Francesca, Lombardo Simone, Bartolucci Maurizio, Paoletti Matteo, Mascalchi Mario, Pistolesi Massimo
Abstract excerpt
A substantial proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops various degree of intrathoracic tracheal collapsibility. We studied whether the magnitude of intrathoracic tracheal collapsibility could be different across clinical phenotypes and sex in COPD. Intrathoracic tracheal collapsibility measured at paired inspiratory-expiratory low dose computed tomography (CT) and its...
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