Neglected areas on thorax computed tomography evaluation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Paravertebral muscles and para-aortic adipose tissue

REŞORLU, MUSTAFA; KARATAĞ, OZAN; Toprak, Canan; Ozturk, Muhsin

doi:10.1111/1754-9485.12716

Neglected areas on thorax computed tomography evaluation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Paravertebral muscles and para-aortic adipose tissue

REŞORLU M., KARATAĞ O., Toprak C. A., Ozturk M. O.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY, cilt.62, sa.4, ss.487-492, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/1754-9485.12716
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.487-492
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

IntroductionThis study, investigated the para-aortic adipose tissue cross-sectional area, a novel predictor of cardiovascular diseases and degenerative changes in the paravertebral muscles, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).