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Assessment of lobar perfusion in smokers according to the presence and severity of emphysema: preliminary experience with dual-energy CT angiography.
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PMID:  19533149     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of the study was to assess pulmonary perfusion on a lobar level in smokers using dual-energy computed tomography (CT). Forty-seven smokers and ten non-smokers underwent a dual-energy multi-detector CT angiogram of the chest that allowed automatic quantification of emphysema and determination of the iodine content at the level of the microcirculation (i.e. "perfusion imaging"). Emphysema was present in 37 smokers and absent in ten smokers. Smokers with an upper lobe predominance of emphysema (n = 8) had: (1) significantly lower attenuation enhancement values in the upper lobes compared with smokers without emphysema; (2) the lobes with the most severe emphysematous changes had a statistically significantly higher percentage of emphysema (p = 0.0001) and lower mean attenuation enhancement values (p = 0.0001) than the ipsilateral lobes with less severe emphysema, matching parenchymal destruction; (3) a correlation was found between the difference in percentage of emphysema between the upper and lower lobes and the difference in attenuation attenuation enhancement values in the corresponding lobes (p = 0.0355; r = -0.54). Regional alterations of lung perfusion can be depicted by dual-energy CT in smokers with predominant emphysema.
Authors:
Vittorio Pansini; Martine Remy-Jardin; Jean-Baptiste Faivre; Bernhard Schmidt; Alexis Dejardin-Bothelo; Thierry Perez; Valérie Delannoy; Alain Duhamel; Jacques Remy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European radiology     Volume:  19     ISSN:  1432-1084     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Radiol     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9114774     Medline TA:  Eur Radiol     Country:  Germany    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2834-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic Imaging, Hospital Calmette, University Center of Lille, Lille, France.
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