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₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 7: Computed tomographic imaging in ₁-antitrypsin deficiency

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Gentofte Hospital, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
² Department of Pulmonology, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands
³ Division of Image Processing, Department of Radiology, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Dr S B Shaker
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Post 58, Gentofte Hospital, Niels Andersens vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; saher{at}dadlnet.dk

Computed tomographic scanning may replace lung function tests as the golden standard for assessing the response to known and novel treatments for ₁-antitrypsin deficiency.

Keywords: 1-antitrypsin deficiency; computed tomography; emphysema

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