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Review
. 2017 Dec 1;196(11):1372-1379.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201703-0451PP.

The Role of Chest Computed Tomography in the Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Wassim W Labaki  1 , Carlos H Martinez  1 , Fernando J Martinez  2 , Craig J Galbán  1 , Brian D Ross  1 , George R Washko  3 , R Graham Barr  4 , Elizabeth A Regan  5 , Harvey O Coxson  6 , Eric A Hoffman  7 , John D Newell Jr  7 , Douglas Curran-Everett  5 , James C Hogg  6 , James D Crapo  5 , David A Lynch  5 , Ella A Kazerooni  1 , MeiLan K Han  1
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The Role of Chest Computed Tomography in the Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Wassim W Labaki et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A and B) Coronal (A) and coronal maximum intensity projection (B) chest computed tomography of a smoker with lower zone–predominant emphysema. Note the distorted and obliterated vasculature in the lower zones. In contrast, the vascular architecture is preserved in the upper zones, which are mostly spared from emphysematous destruction. (C and D) Coronal (C) and coronal maximum intensity projection (D) chest computed tomography of a smoker with severe diffuse emphysema. Note the paucity of distal vessels as well as the elongation and narrowing of the more central pulmonary vasculature. Images courtesy of Dr. Philippe Grenier, Paris, France.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Coronal computed tomography images of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in inspiration (A), expiration (B), and parametric response mapping (C). On the parametric response mapping image, green represents normal lung tissue, yellow represents functional small airway disease, and red represents emphysema. This patient has predominantly functional small airway disease involving both lungs.
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