SPECT/CT to quantify early small airway disease and its relationship to clinical symptoms in smokers with normal lung function: a pilot study
In smokers with normal lung function, ventilatory inhomogeneities can be quantified using SPECT/CT. AUC-CV40% values are related to lung function decline and to respiratory symptomatology, suggesting a potential role for this marker in the evaluation of symptomatic smokers.
Authors
- Valérie Lévesque
- Rami Chatta
- Antoine Leblond
- Bruno‐Pierre Dubé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9855-9499)
- Daniel Juneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8575-1556)
- Annabelle Lussier
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1417463
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.68