Luminal plugging on chest CT: association with lung function, quality of life, and COPD clinical phenotypes.

CONCLUSIONS: In COPD subjects, CT-identified luminal plugging is associated with airflow obstruction, worse health-related quality of life, and emphysema phenotype. This imaging feature may supplement the current clinical assessment of chronic mucus hypersecretion in COPD.
PMID: 32017932 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chest - January 31, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Okajima Y, Come CE, Nardelli P, Sonavane SK, Yen A, Nath HP, Terry N, Grumley SA, Ahmed A, Kligerman S, Jacobs K, Lynch DA, Make BJ, Silverman EK, Washko GR, San José Estépar R, Diaz AA Tags: Chest Source Type: research