Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Ozgur ince

Publications

• Research Article
  Relationship between Lung Functions and Extend of Emphysema in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  Author(s): Muzaffer Sariaydin, Nejat Altintas and Ozgur inceMuzaffer Sariaydin, Nejat Altintas and Ozgur ince
  
  Background: To investigate whether the extent of emphysema, visually confirmed by high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in patients with COPD were associated with different indices of lung functions. Methods: Eighty-two patients with COPD underwent HRCT scanning; visual assessment of HRCT scan was used in the calculation of extent of emphysematous Destruction: The patients were clinically stable at the time of the evaluation. All subjects were smokers or past smokers who had smoked>10 pack-years. Results: The mean visual emphysema score in all patients was 2.21 ± 1.11. While the mean emphysema score in patients with COPD GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) stage 3 was 2.88 ± 1.03, it was 1.54 ± 1.16 in COPD GOLD stage 2 (p<0.001). There was a significant correlation between the emphysema score and the nu.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000191

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