Relation of pulmonary vessel size to transfer factor in subjects with airflow obstruction

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.141.5.915· OSTI ID:5588464

Musk, A W

In a group of 61 consecutive patients undergoing assessment of airflow obstruction, a significant linear relation was demonstrated between measurements of the diameter of the midzonal pulmonary vessels on the plain chest radiographs and transfer factor (diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide) (r = 0.46, p < 0.001). Since reduction in transfer factor has been shown to relate to structural emphysema, reduction in midzone vessel caliber implies the same. However, in the individual patient neither the transfer factor nor structural emphysema can be reliably predicted from midzone vessel diameters alone.

• Research Organization: Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay, New South Wales, Australia
• OSTI ID: 5588464
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 141:5, Issue 5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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