Journal article
Ventilation Heterogeneity in Never-smokers and COPD: Comparison of Pulmonary Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging with the Poorly Communicating Fraction Derived From Plethysmography
Abstract
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary functional magnetic resonance imaging provides a way to quantify ventilation and its heterogeneity-a hallmark finding in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Unfortunately, the etiology and physiological meaning of ventilation defects and their relationship to pulmonary function and symptoms in COPD are not well understood. Another biomarker of ventilation heterogeneity is provided by the "poorly …
Authors
Davis C; Sheikh K; Pike D; Svenningsen S; McCormack DG; O'Donnell D; Neder JA; Parraga G; Network CRR
Journal
Academic Radiology, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 398–405
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.acra.2015.10.022
ISSN
1076-6332