Open AccessPreoperative risk assessment with computed tomography in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery
Author(s) -
Kazuhiro Ueda,
Junichi Murakami,
Toshiki Tanaka,
Masataro Hayashi,
Kazunori Okabe,
Kimikazu Hamano
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.111
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , spirometry , vital capacity , cohort , pulmonary function testing , lung volumes , pneumonectomy , lung cancer surgery , surgery , lung , radiology , lung function , diffusing capacity , asthma
Although whole lung computed tomography (CT) is included in the routine workup before lung cancer surgery, it is not utilized to assess the preoperative pulmonary function.
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