White matter lesions characterise brain involvement in moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but cerebral atrophy does not.

Background: Brain pathology is relatively unexplored in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study is a comprehensive investigation of grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) changes and how these relate to disease severity and cognitive function.Methods: T1-weighted and fluid-attenuate...

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Publicado en:BMC Pulmonary Medicine Vol. 17; pp. 1 - 13
Autores principales: Spilling, Catherine A., Jones, Paul W., Dodd, James W., Barrick, Thomas R.
Formato: diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: BioMed Central 6/19/2017
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