Quantitative CT helps identify COPD patitients at risk for exacerbations
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 08:31
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- National Jewish Health researchers and their colleagues in the COPDGene research consortium report that a computerized form of radiology, known as quantitative CT, can offer valuable prognostic information for patients and doctors beyond the standard breathing tests most commonly used to evaluate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).