Ct attenuation and cross-sectional area of the pectoralis are associated with clinical characteristics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

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  • who: COPD and collaborators from the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China have published the paper: CT Attenuation and Cross-Sectional Area of the Pectoralis Are Associated With Clinical Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: The studies of CT-derived skeletal muscle assessment in COPD have focused largely on the limb muscles (D u00ed az Alejandro et_al, 2013; Marquis et_al, 2002). The BODE index, a multidimensional parameter including body-mass index (B), degree of airflow obstruction (O), functional dyspnea . . .

     

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