Objectives To determine the correlation between CT measurements of emphysema or
peripheral airways and airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

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 …

Purpose Quantitative analysis of CT scans has proven to be a reproducible technique, which
might help to understand the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Objectives Quantitative multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) as a potential
biomarker is increasingly used for severity assessment of emphysema in chronic obstructive …

Subjects with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have marked
differences in emphysema severity on chest computed tomography (CT) scans. Although …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: High-resolution computed tomography (CT) measurements
of emphysema typically use Hounsfield unit (HU) density histogram thresholds or observer …

The combination of functional indices best reflecting the extent of emphysema is not known.
High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) studies of 106 patients with emphysema …

Airway remodeling is extremely important in the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Since the site and nature of airflow obstruction was described …

Background: The predominant emphysema phenotype is associated with more severe
airflow limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A study …

Computed tomography has facilitated recognition that chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease is not a single disease but encompasses several overlapping entities, including …