Computed tomography-identified phenotypes of small airway obstructions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

doi:10.1097/CM9.0000000000001724

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Computed tomography-identified phenotypes of small airway obstructions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Chinese medical journal - 5 Sept 2021

Li Tao, Zhou Hao-Peng, Zhou Zhi-Jun, Guo Li-Quan, Zhou Linfu

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ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease characteristic of small airway inflammation, obstruction, and emphysema. It is well known that spirometry alone cannot differentiate each separate component. Computed tomography (CT) is widely used to determine the...

Topics

Airway Obstruction
Humans
Phenotype
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Emphysema
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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