Total Airway Count on Computed Tomography and the Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Progression. Findings from a Population-based Study

Kirby, Miranda; Tanabe, Naoya; C. Tan, Wan; Zhou, Guohai; Obeidat, Ma’en; Hague, Cameron; Leipsic, Jonathon; Bourbeau, Jean; D. Sin, Don; C. Hogg, James; O. Coxson, Harvey

doi:10.1164/rccm.201704-0692oc

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Total Airway Count on Computed Tomography and the Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Progression. Findings from a Population-based Study

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Sep 8, 2017

Authors:

Miranda Kirby

Naoya Tanabe

Wan C. Tan

Abstract

Abstract Rationale Studies of excised lungs show that significant airway attrition in the “quiet” zone occurs early in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives To determine if the total number of airways quantified in vivo using computed tomography (CT) reflects early airway-related ...

Subject

Medicine

COPD

Spirometry

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