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Diversity of respiratory impedance based on quantitative computed tomography in patients with COPD.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2018
Wada Yosuke, Kitaguchi Yoshiaki, Yasuo Masanori, Ueno Fumika, Kawakami Satoshi, Fukushima Kiyoyasu, Fujimoto Keisaku, Hanaoka Masayuki
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Introduction: This study was conducted in order to investigate the diversity of respiratory physiology, including the respiratory impedance and reversibility of airway obstruction, based on quantitative computed tomography (CT) in patients with COPD. Patients and methods: Medical records of 174 stable COPD patients were retrospectively reviewed to obtain the patients' clinical data, including the pulmonary...
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