CT-Definable Subtypes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Statement of the Fleischner Society
University Hospital Heidelberg · Heidelberg University · +11 more institutions
Abstract
The purpose of this statement is to describe and define the phenotypic abnormalities that can be identified on visual and quantitative evaluation of computed tomographic (CT) images in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with the goal of contributing to a personalized approach to the treatment of patients with COPD. Quantitative CT is useful for identifying and sequentially evaluating the extent of emphysematous lung destruction, changes in airway walls, and expiratory air trapping. However, visual assessment of CT scans remains important to describe patterns of altered lung structure in COPD. The classification system proposed and illustrated in this article provides a structured…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 26.60
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 129
Authors
16- DADavid A. LynchCorresponding
University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, University of British Columbia
- JHJohn H. M. Austin
Heidelberg University, University of Colorado Denver, University of British Columbia, Columbia University, University Hospital Heidelberg
- JCJames C. Hogg
Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, University of British Columbia
- PGPhilippe Greniér
Heidelberg University, University of British Columbia, Sorbonne Université, University Hospital Heidelberg
- HKHans‐Ulrich Kauczor
Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, University of British Columbia
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- COPD
- Bronchiectasis
- Lung
- Computed tomographic
- Airway
- Air trapping
- Pulmonary disease
- Good health and well-being