CT scans of 474 patients with suspected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
were retrospectively evaluated by automated software. There was a correlation between the …

Background This study aimed to evaluate whether incidental CT findings of emphysema,
airway thickening and bronchiectasis, as seen on CT scans performed for other non …

Background: Low lung function is known to predict mortality in the general population, but
the prognostic significance of emphysema on computed tomography (CT) in persons without …

Background Long-term studies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can
evaluate emphysema progression. Adjustment for differences in equipment and scanning …

Background The clinical significance of visually evident emphysema on CT images in
individuals without spirometric evidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a useful method for quantifying the extent
of emphysema. Few reports have mentioned the relationships between HRCT scans and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a complex disease with heterogeneous
presentation, progression, and structural abnormality that is currently graded solely on …

The purposes of this study were: to describe chest CT findings in normal non-smoking
controls and cigarette smokers with and without COPD; to compare the prevalence of CT …

Background The hallmark of COPD is airflow obstruction, but this can develop on the basis
of airway disease, emphysema, or both. There are gender differences in the natural history …

There is limited understanding of how to identify people at high risk of developing COPD.
Our objective was to investigate the association between computed tomography (CT) total …