Association between the number and size of intrapulmonary lymph nodes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity

Association between the number and size of intrapulmonary lymph nodes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity

Purpose One of the main pathophysiological mechanisms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is inflammation, which has been associated with lymphadenopathy. Intrapulmonary lymph nodes can be identified on CT as perifissural nodules (PFN). We investigated the association between the number and siz...

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Main Authors: Anton Schreuder, Colin Jacobs, Ernst T. Scholten, Mathias Prokop, Bram van Ginneken, David A. Lynch, Cornelia M. Schaefer-Prokop, COPDGene Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Lymph node
Pulmonary nodule
Prevalence
Observer variation
Computed tomography
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9166.pdf

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