Fractal analysis of low attenuation clusters on computed tomography in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Fractal analysis of low attenuation clusters on computed tomography in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Background The fractal dimension characterizing the cumulative size distribution of low attenuation area (LAA) clusters, identified with a fixed threshold such as − 950 Hounsfield Units (HU), on computed tomography (CT) sensitively detects parenchymal destruction in chronic obstructive pulm...

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Main Authors: Naoya Tanabe, Shigeo Muro, Susumu Sato, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Atsuyasu Sato, Toyohiro Hirai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Computed tomography
Emphysema
Fractal
Imaging
Radiography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0714-5

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