Assessment of emphysema severity as measured on three-dimensional computed tomography images for predicting respiratory complications after lung surgery | Zendy

Yojiro Makino | Zendy; Yoshihisa Shimada | Zendy; Masaru Hagiwara | Zendy; Masatoshi Kakihana | Zendy; Jinho Park | Zendy; Naohiro Kajiwara | Zendy; Tatsuo Ohira | Zendy; Norihiko Ikeda | Zendy

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Assessment of emphysema severity as measured on three-dimensional computed tomography images for predicting respiratory complications after lung surgery

Author(s) -

Yojiro Makino,

Yoshihisa Shimada,

Masaru Hagiwara,

Masatoshi Kakihana,

Jinho Park,

Naohiro Kajiwara,

Tatsuo Ohira,

Norihiko Ikeda

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy112

Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , respiratory system , receiver operating characteristic , computed tomography , radiology , lung , lung volumes , respiratory disease , surgery

Emphysema is one of the main causes of respiratory complications in patients operated on for lung cancer. We have used three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) for surgical simulations, as well as for depicting emphysematous areas as low attenuation areas (LAAs) and visual scores based on the Goddard classification (Goddard score), which is a visual scale of the area of vascular disruption and LAA for each lung field. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the 3D CT function for assessing emphysema severity and its association with respiratory complications.

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