Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, Vol 7, Issue 6, 449-454
Copyright © 1977 by Association of Clinical Scientists
Morphometric study of emphysema: an hypothesis on the evolution of the anatomic damage of the disease
DL Weiss
and
T Yoneyama
Mathematical analysis of morphometric studies on the destruction of pulmonary tissue in cases of centrilobular emphysema has been used to identify degrees and localization of structural damage. From the data, an hypothesis of sequential, cumulative, individual destructive events has been developed to explain the distributive and progressive parenchymal changes in the lungs.