Rationale and Objectives We analyzed changes in quantitative pulmonary artery and vein
parameters to investigate pulmonary vascular remodeling characteristics in chronic …

Purpose Despite the high prevalence of pulmonary vascular alterations and their substantial
impact on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), tools for the direct in vivo …

Background Chest computed tomography (CT) is a widely used method to assess
morphological and dynamic abnormalities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Background Pulmonary vascular alteration is an important feature of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), which is characterized by distal pulmonary vascular pruning in …

Background Early recognition of cardiac dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) may prevent future cardiac impairment and improve prognosis …

Objective: To investigate the associations between intrapulmonary vascular volume (IPVV)
depicted on inspiratory and expiratory CT scans and disease severity in COPD patients, and …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary vascular alteration is one of the characteristic
features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recent studies suggest that …

Objectives Structural and functional changes in pulmonary vessels are prevalent at the initial
stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These vascular alterations can be …

Rationale and Objectives The relationships between computed tomography (CT) pulmonary
vascularity and MRI ventilation is not well-understood in chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Pulmonary arterial remodeling has been demonstrated in patients with severe chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it is not known whether lobar heterogeneity of …