The ratio of pulmonary artery to aortic size from CT scans: a predictor of COPD exacerbations

J. Michael Wells (Birmingham, United States of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - ERS/NEJM Lunchtime session "Advances in asthma and COPD"
Session: ERS/NEJM Lunchtime session "Advances in asthma and COPD"
Session type: Symposium
Number: 2745
Disease area: Airway diseases

Slide presentationMultimedia files

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
J. Michael Wells (Birmingham, United States of America). The ratio of pulmonary artery to aortic size from CT scans: a predictor of COPD exacerbations. Annual Congress 2012 - ERS/NEJM Lunchtime session "Advances in asthma and COPD"

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Analysis of the ratio of the main pulmonary artery to that of the aorta on chest CT in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Prognosis and biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Year: 2020

The relation between pulmonary artery pressure on echocardiography and pulmonary artery diameter on CT scan in patients with interstitial lung diseases
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 119s
Year: 2007

Elevated pulmonary artery to aortic ratio measured with MRI identifies patients with pulmonary hypertension
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 312s
Year: 2005

Clinical role of CT scan-measured pulmonary artery to aorta ratio of acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease
Source: International Congress 2017 – Various imaging modalities for different lung diseases
Year: 2017


Comparison of CT scan-measured pulmonary artery to aorta ratio of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) and COPD
Source: International Congress 2016 – Biomarkers and phenotypes of COPD and comorbidities
Year: 2016

Estimating pulmonary artery pressures by echocardiography in patients with emphysema
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: 914-921
Year: 2007



Mean pulmonary artery diameter (MPAD) on CT scan versus pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) on echocardiogram in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Clinical aspects of interstitial lung disease
Year: 2008

Prognostic value of cardiovascular parameters in computed tomography pulmonary angiography in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Source: Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1702611; 10.1183/13993003.02611-2017
Year: 2018



Relationship of the size of MPA (main pulmonary artery) and MPA/Ascending aorta ratio with severity of bronchiectasis in children with PCD
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – New imaging techniques applied to old problems
Year: 2020


Are clinical parameters and biomarkers predictive of severity of pulmonary emboli (PE) as seen on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)?
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease
Year: 2008

Predictive value of CT pulmonary angiography to assess surgical accessibility for pulmonary endarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) patients
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Pulmonary hypertension in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Year: 2021


Right ventricular strain on CT pulmonary angiogram independently predicts 30-day mortality in acute pulmonary embolism
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary embolism
Year: 2009

Right-to-left ventricular diameter ratio at computed tomographic pulmonary angiography in acute pulmonary embolism and obstructive sleep apnea.
Source: International Congress 2019 – Imaging: new insights that pulmonologists should be aware of
Year: 2019



Reduced pulmonary artery pulsatility on dynamic 256-slice CT is associated with severity of emphysema and reduced right ventricular function
Source: International Congress 2017 – Imaging and lung disease PH
Year: 2017


Reproducibility of the main pulmonary artery to ascending aorta ratio (PA:A) in real-world, non-research chest CT scans
Source: International Congress 2017 – Imaging markers for COPD and asthma
Year: 2017


Correlation of CT estimated lung volumes with pulmonary function tests in COPD patients
Source: Annual Congress 2006 - COPD: imaging and computer applications
Year: 2006


MDCT volumetric assessment of the lung in patients undergoing bronchial stenting for treatment of pulmonary emphysema: correlation with respiratory tests
Source: Annual Congress 2006 - COPD: imaging and computer applications
Year: 2006


Volumetric CT emphysema quantification for predicting pulmonary hypertension in patients with moderate to severe stable COPD
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - COPD: phenotyping and monitoring
Year: 2010

Transthoracic echocardiography and pulmonary artery pressure assessment in patients with COPD exacerbation
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Functional lung and pulmonary arterial imaging
Year: 2011



The value of clinical probability tools in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in patients having CT pulmonary angiography
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary embolism
Year: 2009