Commentary: Analytic morphomics and LVRS – a story of frailty and fibrosis

Lung volume reduction surgery continues to have a high morbidity despite National Emphysema Treatment Trial selection criteria. This study evaluated the association between analytic morphomics on chest computed tomography scans and outcomes after lung volume reduction surgery. In a retrospective review of 85 lung volume reduction surgery patients from 1998-2013, dorsal muscle group area, subcutaneous and visceral fat area, and bone mineral density were assessed using analytic morphomics. Lung density was divided into five levels of increasing density (Lung density 1, emphysema; 2, normal lung; 4-5, scarring).

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