Imaging in the evaluation of emphysema

Other signs of emphysema include peripheral pruning of vessels, although this is lost with the onset of cor pulmonale when the vessels appear to become more numerous and larger. 2 3 Ventilation and perfusion isotope scanning have been used for some years to assess patients with limited cardiorespira...

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Published in:Thorax 1999-05, Vol.54 (5), p.379-379
Main Author: ROBERTSON, R J H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cysts
Emphysema
Humans
Hyperinflation
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Lung - surgery
Lungs
Medical imaging
Pneumonectomy
Pulmonary Emphysema - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Emphysema - surgery
Surgery
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ventilation
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Summary:Other signs of emphysema include peripheral pruning of vessels, although this is lost with the onset of cor pulmonale when the vessels appear to become more numerous and larger. 2 3 Ventilation and perfusion isotope scanning have been used for some years to assess patients with limited cardiorespiratory reserve undergoing lung resection for carcinoma, when the percentage contribution of different areas of the lung can be calculated to predict postoperative lung function.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.54.5.379