Correlations between Volumetric Capnography and Automated Quantitative Computed Tomography Analysis in Patients with Severe COPD

• Main Authors: Odair Henrique Gaverio Diniz (Author), Monica Corso Pereira (Author), Silvia Maria Doria da Silva (Author), Marcel Koenigkam-Santos (Author), Ilma Aparecida Paschoal (Author), Marcos Mello Moreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), morphological analysis made by computed tomography (CT) is usually correlated with spirometry as the main functional tool. In this study, quantitative CT analysis (QCT) was compared with volumetric capnography (VCap), alongside spirometry...