The Quantitative Computed Tomography Techniques are Alternate Modalities of Assessing the Disease Profile of COPD Instead of Pulmonary Function Testing Under COVID-19 Pandemic [Letter]

Abstract

Shinji Teramoto Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence: Shinji Teramoto, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, 1163 Tate-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 193-0998, Japan, Tel [phone], Fax [phone], Email [email protected]

Keywords

• copd
• pulmonary function testing (pft)
• chest computed tomography (chest ct)
• diagnostic procedures
• covid-19 pandemic