Heterogeneity of Specific Gas Volume Changes: A New Tool to Plan Lung Volume Reduction in COPD

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to investigate if regional differences of specific gas volume (SVg) in the different regions (lobes and bronchopulmonary segments) in healthy volunteers and patients with severe emphysema can be used as a tool for planning lung volume reduction (LVR) in emphysema....

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Published in:Chest
Main Authors: Salito, Caterina, Barazzetti, Livia, Woods, Jason C., Aliverti, Andrea
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American College of Chest Physicians 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251617/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25451348
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.13-2855
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