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SUBMITTER: Kim YI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3703311 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Yu-Il YI Schroeder Joyce J Lynch David D Newell John J Make Barry B Friedlander Adam A Estépar Raúl San José RS Hanania Nicola A NA Washko George G Murphy James R JR Wilson Carla C Hokanson John E JE Zach Jordan J Butterfield Kiel K Bowler Russell P RP Copdgene Investigators
COPD 20110714 4
<h4>Rationale and objectives</h4>There are limited data on, and controversies regarding gender differences in the airway dimensions of smokers. Multi-detector CT (MDCT) images were analyzed to examine whether gender could explain differences in airway dimensions of anatomically matched airways in smokers.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We used VIDA imaging software to analyze MDCT scans from 2047 smokers (M:F, 1021:1026) from the COPDGene® cohort. The airway dimensions were analyzed from segmental ...[more]