Accurate diagnosis and quantification of pulmonary emphysema in vivo is important to
understand the natural history of the disease, to assess the extent of the disease, and to …

Accurate diagnosis and quantification of pulmonary emphysema during life is important to
understand the natural history of the disease, to assess the extent of the disease, and to …

Pulmonary emphysema is characterized by irreversible destruction of lung parenchyma.
Emphysema is a major contributor to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which …

Pulmonary emphysema is a pathological diagnosis. The clinical diagnosis of emphysema
can be difficult because correlations between results of lung function tests and the extent of …

The emerging role of quantitative computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of pulmonary
emphysema is reviewed. CT is primarily used in the clinical setting to assess lung …

Purpose To prospectively investigate the effect of submaximal inspiration on computed
tomographic (CT) indexes used to quantify emphysema and to discriminate between effects …

In the last decade, several studies have suggested the possible role of computed
tomography (CT) in the detection and the quantification of pulmonary emphysema. In order …

Purpose: To prospectively compare pulmonary function tests and helical computed
tomographic (CT) indexes for quantifying pulmonary emphysema with macroscopic and …

1990s, investigators became very interested in lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), first
described by BRANTIGAN and MUELLER [1] in 1957, as a treatment for severe …

Chronic lung disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.
Quantitative techniques for assessing emphysema and related airway disease have been …