Background Thoracic computed tomography (CT) scans are widely performed in clinical
practice, often leading to detection of airway or parenchymal abnormalities in asymptomatic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibits significant heterogeneity in its
clinical presentation and rate of disease progression among affected individuals, owing at …

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

Rationale: The rate of decline of lung function is greater than age-related change in a
substantial proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, even after …

BACKGROUND: During the last few decades, high-resolution computed tomography
(HRCT) has come up as a new diagnostic modality to diagnose emphysematous and …

Abstract Purpose Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) includes chronic
bronchitis, small airways disease, and emphysema. Diagnosis of COPD requires spirometric …

Objectives To determine the relationship between lung function impairment and quantitative
computed tomography (CT) measurements of air trapping and emphysema in a population …

Background Finding phenotypes within COPD patients may prove imperative for optimizing
treatment and prognosis. We hypothesized that it would be possible to discriminate …

Context Smoking is a major risk factor for both cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Computed tomography (CT)–based lung cancer screening may provide an …

Background Beyond lung cancer, screening CT contains additional information on other
smoking related diseases (eg chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD). Since …