Clinical impact of high-attenuation and cystic areas on computed tomography in fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias

K Tanizawa, T Handa, S Nagai, T Hirai, T Kubo… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2015 - Springer
Background Quantitative computed tomography (CT) analysis has been proposed as a
means of objectively assessing fibrotic interstitial pneumonia (IP) including idiopathic …

High-resolution CT in diagnosis of diffuse infiltrative lung disease

M Zompatori, N Sverzellati, V Poletti, C Bnà… - Seminars in Ultrasound …, 2005 - Elsevier
The chest radiograph remains the first imaging modality for the approach to diffuse infiltrative
lung disease (DILD), but, 23 years after its introduction, high-resolution CT (HRCT) is still …

SUV as an adjunct in evaluating disease activity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis–a pilot study

EYP Lee, CS Wong, SL Fung, PK Yan… - Nuclear Medicine …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective We hypothesize that the standardized uptake value (SUV) from PET/computed
tomography (CT) can act as an adjunct to forced vital capacity (FVC) in evaluating disease …

Computational modeling of the obstructive lung diseases asthma and COPD

KS Burrowes, T Doel, C Brightling - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2014 - Springer
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by airway
obstruction and airflow limitation and pose a huge burden to society. These obstructive lung …

Radiomics for the prediction of response to antifibrotic treatment in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a pilot study

CC Yang, CY Chen, YT Kuo, CC Ko, WJ Wu, CH Liang… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antifibrotic therapy has changed the treatment paradigm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(IPF); however, a subset of patients still experienced rapid disease progression despite …

Processing of CT images for analysis of diffuse lung disease in the lung tissue research consortium

RA Karwoski, B Bartholmai… - … , and structure from …, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The goal of Lung Tissue Resource Consortium (LTRC) is to improve the management of
diffuse lung diseases through a better understanding of the biology of Chronic Obstructive …

Normal lung quantification in usual interstitial pneumonia pattern: the impact of threshold-based volumetric CT analysis for the staging of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

H Ohkubo, Y Kanemitsu, T Uemura, O Takakuwa… - Plos one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Although several computer-aided computed tomography (CT) analysis methods
have been reported to objectively assess the disease severity and progression of idiopathic …

Facts and promises on lung biomarkers in interstitial lung diseases

I Campo, M Zorzetto, F Bonella - Expert review of respiratory …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a heterogeneous group of> 100 pulmonary disorders.
ILDs are characterized by an irreversible architectural distortion and impaired gas …

Assessment of the pulmonary structure-function relationship and clinical outcomes measures: quantitative volumetric CT of the lung

EA Hoffman, G McLennan - Academic radiology, 1997 - Elsevier
The aging process involves the human lung, with loss of lung volume, decline in FEV 1, and
reduced gas exchange. There is also the development of decreased lung density …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and diffuse parenchymal lung disease: implications from initial experience with 18F-FDG PET/CT

AM Groves, T Win, NJ Screaton, M Berovic… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
The purpose of this study was to evaluate integrated 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD). Methods …