Quantification of lung perfusion blood volume by dual-energy CT in patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Purpose: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary vascular alteration is one of the characteristic features. Recently, software has been used for the quantification of lung iodine perfusion blood volume (iPBV) using dual-energy CT, allowing objective evaluation. The purpose of this...

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Main Authors: H Koike, E Sueyoshi, I Sakamoto, M Uetani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/865