Novel computed tomographic chest metrics to detect pulmonary hypertension

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH) can potentially improve survival and quality of life. Detecting PH using echocardiography is often insensitive in subjects with lung fibrosis or hyperinflation. Right heart catheterization (RHC) for the diagnosis of PH adds risk and expense...

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Autores principales: Chan, Andrew L, Juarez, Maya M, Shelton, David K, MacDonald, Taylor, Li, Chin-Shang, Lin, Tzu-Chun, Albertson, Timothy E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21447184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-11-7

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