Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on high resolution computed tomography

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is heterogenic syndrom mainly with pulmonary symptoms. High resolution computed tomography comes to be a regular part of the diagnostics of COPD.

This can improve patients quality of life.

Keywords

• emphysema
• bronchiectasis
• chronic obstrutive pulmonary disease
• phenotypes
• computed tomography