Association of quantitative CT lung density measurements and lung function decline in World Trade Center workers
ConclusionsLongitudinal FEV1 decline in this cohort, known to be associated with QCT proximal airway inflammation metric, is also associated with QCT indicators of increased and decreased lung density. The improved FEV1 trajectory did not seem to be associated with lung density metrics.
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Xiaoyu Liu,
Anthony P. Reeves,
Katherine Antoniak,
Ra úl San José Estépar,
John T. Doucette,
Yunho Jeon,
Jonathan Weber,
Dongming Xu,
Juan C. Celedón,
Rafael E. de la Hoz Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research