Open AccessSimilarities in the Computed Tomography Appearance in α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency and Smoking-Related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Smoking Collective
Author(s) -
Philip Konietzke,
Bertram J. Jobst,
Willi L. Wagner,
Inga Jarosch,
Ralph Graber,
Klaus Kenn,
HansUlrich Kauczor,
Mark O. Wielpütz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000489177
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , lung , computed tomography , gastroenterology , group b , pulmonary disease , cardiology , surgery
Emphysematous destruction of lung parenchyma visible in computed tomography (CT) can be attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or to α1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).