Investigation of airways using MDCT for visual and quantitative assessment in COPD patients.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_1D005FDC9033
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Title
Investigation of airways using MDCT for visual and quantitative assessment in COPD patients.
Journal
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s)
Brillet P.Y., Fetita C.I., Saragaglia A., Brun A.L., Beigelman-Aubry C., Prêteux F., Grenier P.A.
ISSN
1176-9106 (Print)
ISSN-L
1176-9106
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Volume
3
Number
1
Pages
97-107
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Abstract
Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) acquisition during a single breath hold using thin collimation provides high resolution volumetric data set permitting multiplanar and three dimensional reconstruction of the proximal airways. In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, this technique provides an accurate assessment of bronchial wall thickening, tracheobronchial deformation, outpouchings reflecting dilatation of the submucous glands, tracheobronchomalacia, and expiratory air trapping. New software developed to segment adequately the lumen and walls of the airways on MDCT scans allows quantitative assessment of the airway dimensions which has shown to be reliable in clinical practice. This technique can become important in longitudinal studies of the pathogenesis of COPD, and in the assessment of therapeutic interventions.
Keywords
Bronchography, Humans, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/radiography, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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