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CT-quantified emphysema distribution is associated with lung function decline.
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PMID:  22323577     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Emphysema distribution is associated with COPD. It is however unknown whether CT-quantified emphysema distribution (upper/lower lobe) is associated with lung function decline in heavy (former) smokers.587 male participants underwent lung CT-scanning and pulmonary function testing at baseline and after a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 2.9 (2.8-3.0) years. The lungs were automatically segmented based on anatomically defined lung lobes. Severity of emphysema was automatically quantified per anatomical lung lobe and was expressed as the 15(th) percentile (HU-point below which 15% of the low attenuation voxels are distributed (Perc15)). The CT-quantified emphysema distribution was based on principal component analysis. Linear mixed models were used to assess the association of emphysema distribution with FEV1/FVC, FEV1 and FVC-decline.Mean (SD) age was 60.2 (5.4) years, mean baseline FEV1/FVC was 71.6 (9.0) % and overall mean Perc15 was -908.5 (20.9) HU. Participants with upper lobe predominant CT-quantified emphysema had a lower FEV1/FVC, FEV1 and FVC after follow-up compared to participants with lower lobe predominant CT-quantified emphysema (p=0.001), independent of the total extent of CT-quantified emphysema.Heavy (former) smokers with upper lobe predominant CT-quantified emphysema have a more rapid decrease in lung function than those with lower lobe predominant CT-quantified emphysema.
Authors:
F A A M Hoesein; E van Rixkoort; B van Ginneken; P A de Jong; M Prokop; J-W J Lammers; P Zanen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-2-9
Journal Detail:
Title:  The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1399-3003     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-2-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8803460     Medline TA:  Eur Respir J     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Dept of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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