Computed Tomography Severity Grading of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease based on Volumetric Assessment of Inspiratory and Expiratory Scans

Background & Aims:  To determine attenuation threshold for detection and quantification of air trapping in obstructive airway disease. Quantify airway dysfunction in patients of obstructive airway disease & its correlation with pulmonary function tests. Materials & Methods: Paired HRCT s...

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Published in:	Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Omair Shah, Naseer Choh, Faiz Shera, Tariq Gojwari, Jan Suhail, Fahad Shafi, Rafi Jan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Urmia University of Medical Sciences 2020-12-01
Subjects:	fev1 forced expiratory volume in 1 sec fvc forced vital capacity hrct high-resolution computed tomography pef25-75% peak expiratory flow (25 – 75 %) pft pulmonary function test rv residual volume
Online Access:	http://ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-137-en.pdf