Peripheral and central olfactory measurements in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients

• DOI: 10.2478/rjr-2023-0017
• Publication Date: 2023-07-26T19:13:26Z
• Authors: Pelin Zeynep Beki...; Nuray Bayar Muluk; Alper Göncüoğlu; Adnan Özdemir; Aydanur Ekici
• Keywords: Thorax (insect anatomy)

Abstract OBJECTIVES. We investigated peripheric and central olfactory pathways on MRI in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients the relationship between measurements of COPD thorax CT images emphysema classification them. MATERIAL AND METHODS. In this retrospective study, cranial 42 adult with healthy adults without were included. both groups, peripheral (olfactory bulb (OB) volume sulcus (OS) depth) areas (insular gyrus corpus amygdala areas) evaluated. classified findings according to by size as 1 4. RESULTS. present left OB group was significantly lower than that control (p<0.05). On right side, there no significant differences volumes groups. Although values found decrease proportionally, they not be statistically significant. Also, insular those group, bilaterally OS depths higher males, females CONCLUSION. patients, increase bilaterally, regardless thoracic classification. It may related hypoxemia causes airway inflammation; inflammatory mediators harmful neuroepithelium.