Imaging in COPD, pulmonary embolism and other pulmonary vascular disorders

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: K. Malagari (Papagou, Greece), B. Smevik (Oslo, Norway)
Phenotype characterization of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings
H. Makita, T. Betsuyaku, C. A. Zaher, M. Nishimura, Hokkaido COPD Cohort Study Group (Sapporo, Japan; Beverly Hills, United States Of America)
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COPD in smokers: extension of emphysema, assessed by helical CT, and GOLD stages
L. Fasano, M. Zompatori, A. M. G. Pacilli, E. Baldi, S. Pezzi, D. Paioli, V. Di Scioscio, N. Sciascia, M. Schiavina, M. Fabbri (Bologna, Parma, Italy)
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Imaging of tracheal narrowing in patients with COPD during breathing at rest
H. Kurosawa, W. Hida, M. Kohzuki (Sendai, Japan)
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Differential diagnosis between pulmonary fibrosis and lung emphysema by analysis of pixel density distribution of high resolution computed tomography (HRCT)
E. Calabrò, M. Zompatori, E. Marangio, O. Torre, M. Maestrelli, N. Sverzellati, A. Chetta, D. Olivieri (Parma, Italy)
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Radiologic assessment of patients with mild COPD before and after the treatment
O. V. Lukina, V. P. Zolotnitskaya, V. I. Amosov, V. I. Trofimov, J. S. Savitskaya (St Petersburg, Russia)
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Effect of inhaled corticosteroid on air trapping in asthma: a CT scan approach
M. Tunon de Lara, P. Chanez, F. Laurent, T. Perez, V. Giraud (Bordeaux, Montpellier, Lille, Neuilly sur Seine, France)
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Inter and intra observer variability in the densitometric assessment of pulmonary emphysema with computed tomography
E. M. Bakker, B. C. Stoel, J. Stolk, H. Putter, A. Dirksen, R. A. Stockley, E. Piitulainen, E. W. Russi, J. H. C. Reiber (Leiden, The Netherlands; Hellerup, Denmark; Birmingham, United Kingdom; Malmo, Sweden; Zurich, Switzerland)
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Severity of acute pulmonary embolism: correlation of blood gases with CT pulmonary angiographic severity index
R. Metafrantzi, G. Maglaras, N. Kolaitis, C. Katsanos, C. Koubaniou, S. Efraimidis, S. H. Constantopoulos, M. P. Vassiliou (Ioannina, Greece)
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Should spiral CT angiography replace ventilation perfusion scintigraphy in our diagnostic algorithm of pulmonary embolism?
M. Tor, O. Erdem, Y. Dutkun, Z. Erdem, M. Cabuk, L. Kart, I. Peksoy, S. Gundogdu (Zonguldak, Turkey)
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Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism by chest ultrasound. A prospective multicenter study
G. Mathis, A. Reissig, W. Blank, P. Lechleitner, J. Reuss, A. Schuler, S. Beckh, C. Kroegel (Hohenems, Lienz, Austria; Jena, Reutlingen, Böblingen, Geislingen, Nürnberg, Germany)
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Analysis of V/Q lung scan for the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism
A. Vigg, A. Vigg, A. Vigg (Hyderabad, India)
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Primary pulmonary hypertension: radiographic and morphologic features
V. K. Lazutkina, Z. S. Tsallagova, I. Y. Chazova (Moscow, Russia)
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The relation between spiral tomography findings and pulmonary hypertension
I. Ucgun, M. Metintas, R. Ozkan, H. Moral, S. Erginel, F. Alatas, E. Harmanci, G. Duc (Eskisehir, Turkey)
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Chest high resolution computed tomography and lung function indicate heterogeneity of asthma exacerbations
S. Foo, P. Guy, P. Finlay, M. Swellengrebel, T. Yik, J. Ivanovic, P. Naidoo, P. Bardin (Melbourne, Australia)
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