Fully automatic detection and quantification of emphysema on computed tomography of the chest by a new software – comparison with lung functional criteria

S. Krueger, T. Merk, T. Wibmer, C. Schumann, H. J. Brambs, S. Pauls (Aachen, Ulm, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Imaging and measurement techniques in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism, COPD and pleural diseases

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