Background: Various questionnaire-based definitions of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) have been applied using the US representative National Health and …

Background CT is the standard method used to assess bronchiectasis. A higher airway-to-
artery diameter ratio (AAR) is typically used to identify enlarged bronchi and bronchiectasis; …

GPs and pulmonologists should monitor patients' breathing using peak flow meters, hand-
held spirometers that can measure FEV1 volumes, and the more-precise office spirometers …

Rationale: Individuals eligible for lung cancer screening (LCS) by low-dose computed
tomography (LDCT) are also at risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to …

Background and objective The availability of chest computed tomography (CT) imaging can
help diagnose comorbidities associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

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publication and there has been no financial support that could have influenced its outcome …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of
death among US adults and is projected to be the third by 2020. In anticipation of the …

A number of chronic diseases have benefited from both imaging and personalised medicine,
but unfortunately, for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there has …

While the recent development of quantitative imaging methods have led to their increased
use in the diagnosis and management of many chronic diseases, medical imaging still plays …

Objectives. Diagnostic guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
based on spirometry and clinical criteria. However, this does not address the …