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Abstract
Original Article
Effort and achievement of the COPD examination performed at the time of medical checkup for lung cancer by low-dose chest computed tomography
Keisaku Fujimotoa Yuichiro Maruyamab Hironobu Satoc Yutaka Takeuchid
aDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Shinshu University School of Health Sciences
bDepartment of Radiology, Komoro Kosei General Hospital
cMedical Department, Shinsei Hospital
dHealth Care Center, Shinsei Hospital
ABSTRACT
A checkup for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and smoking-related pulmonary disease at the time of the annual medical checkup for lung cancer was performed for three years using a simplified spirometer (Viralo 6) and low-dose chest computed tomography in a population over 40 years old who had received informed consent. A total of 421 people received COPD checkup screening. The chest CT revealed mild emphysema in 119, moderate to severe emphysema in 11, interstitial pneumonia in 4, and combined interstitial pneumonia and emphysema in 15. Of 63 persons referred for further examination, 25 had a diagnosis of COPD and 7 were treated with medicine. The COPD checkup system combined with low-dose chest CT may be effective to detect COPD and smoking-related lung disease.
KEYWORDS
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Smoking-related pulmonary disease Low-dose chest computed tomography Simplified spirometer Medical check-up for lung cancer
Received 23 Apr 2016 ／ Accepted 19 Jul 2016
AJRS, 5(6): 290-296, 2016
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