Applicability of color-coded computed tomography images in lung volume reduction surgery planning | Zendy

Urs J. Muehlematter | Zendy; Claudio Caviezel | Zendy; Katharina Martini | Zendy; Michael Messerli | Zendy; Kerstin Noëlle Vokinger | Zendy; Iris R. Wetzler | Zendy; Michaela Tutic-Horn | Zendy; Walter Weder | Zendy; Thomas Frauenfelder | Zendy

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Applicability of color-coded computed tomography images in lung volume reduction surgery planning

Author(s) -

Urs J. Muehlematter,

Claudio Caviezel,

Katharina Martini,

Michael Messerli,

Kerstin Noëlle Vokinger,

Iris R. Wetzler,

Michaela Tutic-Horn,

Walter Weder,

Thomas Frauenfelder

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.2019.02.36

Subject(s) - medicine , intraclass correlation , densitometry , radiology , lung , lung volume reduction surgery , nuclear medicine , lung volumes , grading (engineering) , perfusion , clinical psychology , civil engineering , engineering , psychometrics

Adequate patient selection is the key to successful lung volume reduction in patients with pulmonary emphysema. Computed tomography (CT) enables a reliable detection of pulmonary emphysema and allows an accurate quantification of the severity. Our goal was to investigate the usefulness and reliability of color-coded (CC) CT images in classification of emphysema and preoperative lung volume reduction planning.

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