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Disproportionate Contribution of Right Middle Lobe to Emphysema and Gas Trapping on Computed Tomography

RATIONALE: Given that the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) relies on demonstrating airflow limitation by spirometry, which is known to be poorly sensitive to early disease, and to regional differences in emphysema, we sought to evaluate individual lobar contributions to glob...

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Autores principales: Bhatt, Surya P., Sieren, Jessica C., Newell, John D., Comellas, Alejandro P., Hoffman, Eric A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25054539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102807