Short‐term reproducibility of computed tomography‐based lung density measurements in alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency and smokers with emphysema - Concepedia

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Short‐term reproducibility of computed tomography‐based lung density measurements in alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency and smokers with emphysema

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2004

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S. B. Shaker, Asger Dirksen, L. C. Laursen, L. T. Christensen, Ulrich Sander, Niels Seersholm, Lene Theil Skovgaard, Lars Bøgeskov Nielsen, A Kok‐Jensen

Acta Radiologica

Abstract

Lung density measurement by CT is a sensitive marker for quantitating both subtypes of emphysema. A CT-protocol with radiation dose down to 16 mAs and soft or detail reconstruction algorithm is recommended.