Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4222464 | Clinical Imaging | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
CT scans of 474 patients with suspected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were retrospectively evaluated by automated software. There was a correlation between the total lung capacity (TLC) and the total lung volume (TLV) (r=.675, P<.001), between the TLC and the total emphysema volume (r=.571, P<.001), as well as between the TLC and the emphysema index (r=.532, P<.001), respectively. The correlation between the TLC and the TLV was dependent on the COPD severity according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease classification (χ2=6.3079, P=.043). The TLC allows a prediction of clinical illness severity.
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Authors
Sandra Pauls, Daniel Gulkin, Sebastian Feuerlein, Rainer Muche, Stefan Krüger, Stefan Andreas Schmidt, Ekta Dharaiya, Hans-Jürgen Brambs, Martin Hetzel,