March 1, 2006

Pulmonary Emphysema: Objective Quantification at Multi–Detector Row CT—Comparison with Macroscopic and Microscopic Morphometry

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Abstract

Relative lung areas with attenuation coefficients lower than -960 or -970 HU and 1st percentile are valid indexes to quantify pulmonary emphysema on multi-detector row CT scans.

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