Objectively Measured Chronic Lung Injury on Chest Computed Tomography.

CONCLUSIONS: A new class of visually normal appearing tissue (NormHA) on CT may represent a unique tissue class associated with adverse outcomes, independent of emphysema and fibrosis.
PMID: 31233744 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chest - June 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Harmouche R, Ash SY, Putman RK, Hunninghake GM, San Jose Estepar R, Martinez FJ, Choi AM, Lynch DA, Hatabu H, Han MK, Bowler RP, Kalhan R, Rosas IO, Washko GR, San Jose Estepar R, COPDGene Investigators Tags: Chest Source Type: research