Three-dimensional CT densitovolumetry in COPD: correlation between the volume of low attenuation zones, the nomal reference values and the BODE index

S. Baldisserotto, K. L. Irion, J. S. Moreira, E. Marchiori, A. S. Rubin, A. Fagundes, P. Antunes (Porto Alegre, Santa Maria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bury, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Imaging modalities in different lung diseases
Session: Imaging modalities in different lung diseases
Session type: Electronic Poster Session
Number: 2940
Disease area: Airway diseases

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