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Sandeep Bodduluri1,2, Joseph M Reinhardt3, Eric A Hoffman3
11 Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, and.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
|August 17, 2017
Summary
Computed tomography (CT) imaging aids in diagnosing and understanding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). CT metrics show promise as biomarkers for COPD diagnosis, phenotyping, and predicting disease progression.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Radiology
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Spirometry is the standard for diagnosing and staging chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- COPD is a complex, heterogeneous condition with varied clinical presentations and progression.
- Computed tomography (CT) imaging's role in COPD diagnosis and research is growing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the expanding utility of CT imaging in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- To highlight CT's role in enhancing diagnostic certainty, phenotyping, and prognostication.
- To explore CT imaging biomarkers for COPD.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent studies on CT imaging in COPD.
- Analysis of CT's application in clinical practice and research.
- Identification of potential CT imaging biomarkers.
Main Results:
- CT imaging enhances diagnostic certainty and improves COPD phenotyping.
- CT can predict disease progression and aid in patient prognostication.
- Multiple CT metrics show potential as imaging biomarkers for COPD.
Conclusions:
- CT imaging is a valuable tool for diagnosing, quantifying, and phenotyping COPD.
- CT imaging offers insights into COPD pathophysiology, progression, and treatment selection.
- CT-derived metrics hold promise as imaging biomarkers for COPD management.
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