The European respiratory journal
CT Total vessel count and vessel count percentages: associations with exercise capacity, symptoms, and rapid FEV1 decline in COPD.
Gaurav Veer Singh, Huma Asghar, Sophie É Collins, Daniel Genkin, James C Hogg, Jean Bourbeau, Wan C Tan, Michael K Stickland, Miranda Kirby
Published: 202510.1183/13993003.00560-2025
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Existing computed tomography (CT) vascular pruning measures rely on volumes, such as the proportion of blood volume in vessels with cross-sectional area (CSA)<5 mm2 or <10 mm2/total blood volume (BV5/TBV, BV10/TBV, respectively), but ma…
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