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SPIROMICS Protocol for Multicenter Quantitative Computed Tomography to Phenotype the Lungs.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Oct 2016
Sieren Jered P, Newell John D, Barr R Graham, Bleecker Eugene R, Burnette Nathan, Carretta Elizabeth E, Couper David, Goldin Jonathan, Guo Junfeng, Han MeiLan K, Hansel Nadia N, Kanner Richard E, Kazerooni Ella A, Martinez Fernando J, Rennard Stephen, Woodruff Prescott G, Hoffman Eric A
Abstract excerpt
Multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) is increasingly taking a central role in identifying subphenotypes within chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and other lung-related disease populations, allowing for the quantification of the amount and distribution of altered parenchyma along with the characterization of airway and vascular anatomy. The embedding of quantitative CT (QCT) into a...
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