Differences in airway lumen area between supine and upright computed tomography in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Autor: Shiho Matsuoka, Hidehiro Irie, Wakako Yamasawa, Mitsuru Murata, Yoichi Yokoyama, Masahiro Jinzaki, Yoshitake Yamada, Koichi Fukunaga, Shotaro Chubachi, Yuki Niijima, Akiko Tanabe, Minoru Yamada
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Respiratory Research
Respiratory Research, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
ISSN: 1465-993X
0000-2658
Popis: Background No clinical studies to date have compared the inspiratory and expiratory airway lumen area between supine and standing positions. Thus, the aims of this study were twofold: (1) to compare inspiratory and expiratory airway lumen area (IAA and EAA, respectively) on computed tomography (CT) among supine and standing positions; and (2) to investigate if IAA and EAA are associated with lung function abnormality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods Forty-eight patients with COPD underwent both low-dose conventional (supine position) and upright CT (standing position) during inspiration and expiration breath-holds and a pulmonary function test (PFT) on the same day. We measured the IAA and EAA in each position. Results For the trachea to the third-generation bronchi, the IAA was significantly larger in the standing position than in the supine position (4.1–4.9% increase, all p Conclusions Airway lumen areas were larger in the standing position than in the supine position. IAAs reflect airway obstruction, and EAAs reflect lung hyperinflation. Upright CT might reveal these abnormalities more precisely. Trial registration University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN 000026587), Registered 17 March 2017. URL: https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000030456.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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