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Structural and functional changes in COPD : What we have learned from imaging
Author(s) -
Benlala Ilyes,
Laurent François,
Dournes Gael
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.14047
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary disease , intensive care medicine , disease , lung disease , clinical significance , functional imaging , lung , radiology , pathology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide. It is a heterogeneous disease involving different components of the lung to varying extents. Developments in medical imaging and image analysis techniques provide new insights in the assessment of the structural and functional changes of the disease. This article reviews the leading imaging techniques: CT and MRI of the lung in research settings and clinical routine. Both visual and quantitative methods are reviewed, emphasizing their relevance to patient phenotyping and outcome prediction.