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

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 …

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 …

Pulmonary emphysema, together with chronic bronchitis is a part of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), which is one of the leading causes of death in the United States …

The term 'emphysema'is generally used in a morphological sense, and therefore imaging
modalities have an important role in diagnosing this disease. In particular, high resolution …

Lung emphysema represents a major public health burden and still accounts for five percent
of all deaths worldwide. Hence, it is essential to further understand this disease in order 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 …

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