In a recent issue of RadioGraphics, Chen et al (1) presented a review of quantitative CT
measures for evaluation of diffuse lung disease. Many of the recent advances in this field …

To appreciate the value of CT imaging for routine care of patients with COPD it is best to start
by considering the limits of such technology. CT scanning provides exquisite in vivo …

In the past decade, high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has provided a wealth of
information about airway structure and function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Rationale and Objectives. Efforts to establish a quantitative approach to the computed
tomography (CT)-based characterization of the lung parenchyma in interstitial lung disease …

low-dose CT (10). The median quantitative extent of ILA was 5.8% in the ILA group, which
was significantly higher than that in the equivocal ILA group (extent, 0.7%) and the no ILA …

Dr Fain is professor and director of the Pulmonary and Metabolic Imaging Center at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison and is an expert in lung imaging with MRI and multi …

Quantitative analysis of thin-section CT of the chest has a growing role in the clinical
evaluation and management of diffuse lung diseases. This heterogeneous group includes …

In this issue of Academic Radiology, Washko and colleagues (1) have newly focused on
voxel-based tissue volume (lung mass) rather than regional air content within a large cohort …

CT imaging is a readily quantifiable tool that can provide in-vivo assessments of lung
structure in conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The …

Purpose Computed Tomography (CT) imaging of the lung, reported in Hounsfield Units
(HU), can be parameterized as a quantitative image biomarker for the diagnosis and …