Low- and High-Attenuation Lung Volume in Quantitative Chest CT in Children without Lung Disease

• Главные авторы: Dimitrios Moutafidis (Автор), Maria Gavra (Автор), Sotirios Golfinopoulos (Автор), Antonios Kattamis (Автор), George Chrousos (Автор), Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein (Автор), Athanasios G. Kaditis (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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In contrast to studies of adults with emphysema, application of fixed thresholds to determine low- and high-attenuation areas (air-trapping and parenchymal lung disease) in pediatric quantitative chest CT is problematic. We aimed to assess age effects on: (i) mean lung attenuation (full inspiration)...