CT assessment of lobar heterogenity and fissure integrity in pulmonary emphysema for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve

Akifumi Tsuzuku (Hashima Gun, Gifu Prefecture, Japan), Akifumi Tsuzuku, Fumihiro Asano, Teruomi Miyazawa, Hiroshi Handa, Masamichi Mineshita, Yoshihiko Matusno, Takuya Sobajima, Atsunori Masuda, Anri Murakami, Tomoya Kato

Source: International Congress 2015 – A morphological view of chest pathology
Session: A morphological view of chest pathology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 763
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Akifumi Tsuzuku (Hashima Gun, Gifu Prefecture, Japan), Akifumi Tsuzuku, Fumihiro Asano, Teruomi Miyazawa, Hiroshi Handa, Masamichi Mineshita, Yoshihiko Matusno, Takuya Sobajima, Atsunori Masuda, Anri Murakami, Tomoya Kato. CT assessment of lobar heterogenity and fissure integrity in pulmonary emphysema for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 763

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