Quantifying Heterogeneity in Emphysema from High-Resolution Computed Tomography: A Lung Tissue Research Consortium Study


Creative Commons License

Yilmaz C., DANE D. M., PATEL N. C., HSIA C. C. W.

ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.181-193, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Rationale and Objectives: To quantify spatial distribution of emphysema using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), we applied semiautomated analysis with internal attenuation calibration to measure regional air volume, tissue volume, and fractional tissue volume (FTV = tissue/[air + tissue] volume) in well-characterized patients studied by the Lung Tissue Research Consortium (LTRC).