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Sei Won Lee, M.D., Ph.D,So Youn Shin,Tai Sun Park,Yoon Young Choi,Jong Chun Park,Jina Park,오상영,Namkug Kim,Se Hee Lee,Jae Seung Lee, M.D,Joon Beom Seo,오연목,Sang-Do Lee, M.D., Ph.D.,이상민 대한영상의학회 2019 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.20 No.7
Objective: The absence of collateral ventilation (CV) is crucial for effective bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) with an endobronchial valve. Here, we assessed whether CT can predict the ChartisTM results. Materials and Methods: This study included 69 patients (mean age: 70.9 ± 6.6 years; 66 [95.7%] males) who had undergone CT to assess BLVR eligibility. The ChartisTM system (Pulmonox Inc.) was used to check CV. Experienced thoracic radiologists independently determined the completeness of fissures on volumetric CT images. Results: The comparison between the visual and quantitative analyses revealed that 5% defect criterion showed good agreement. The ChartisTM assessment was performed for 129 lobes; 11 (19.6%) of 56 lobes with complete fissures on CT showed positive CV, while this rate was significantly higher (40 of 49 lobes, i.e., 81.6%) for lobes with incomplete fissures. The size of the fissure defect did not affect the rate of CV. Of the patients who underwent BLVR, 22 of 24 patients (91.7%) with complete fissures and three of four patients with incomplete fissures (75%) achieved target lobe volume reduction (TLVR). Conclusion: The quantitative analysis of fissure shows that incomplete fissures increased the probability of CV on ChartisTM, while the defect size did not affect the overall rates. TLVR could be achieved even in some patients with relatively large fissure defect, if they showed negative CV on ChartisTM.