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Selection of patients for lung volume reduction surgery using a power law analysis of the computed tomographic scan

Background: A study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that patients respond better to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) if their emphysema is confluent and predominantly located in the upper lobes. Methods: A density mask analysis was used to identify voxels inflated beyond 10.2 ml gas/g tiss...

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Autores principales: Coxson, H, Whittall, K, Nakano, Y, Rogers, R, Sciurba, F, Keenan, R, Hogg, J
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Group 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1746695/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12775863
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thorax.58.6.510
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