Open AccessPrediction of response to endobronchial coiling based on morphologic emphysema characterization of the lung lobe to be treated and the ipsilateral non-treated lobe as well as on functional computed tomography-data: correlation with clinical and pulmonary function
Author(s) -
Christopher Kloth,
Wolfgang Thaiss,
Jan Fritz,
Konstantin Nikolaou,
Meinrad Beer,
Juergen Hetzel,
S. D. Ioanoviciu,
Marius Horger
Publication year - 2019
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.2018.12.64
Subject(s) - medicine , lobe , computed tomography , lung , left lung , radiology , pathology
To test if the emphysema type of the targeted lobe, ipsilateral non-targeted lobe, and lobes of the contralateral lung impact outcome of endobronchial lung volume reduction (ELVR) treatment, and to document lobar volume changes in treated and non-treated lung lobes.