Every day, clinicians use imaging to diagnose disease and to assist in therapeutic decision-
making. The value of anatomic imaging of lung structure with X-ray computed tomography …

In vivo imaging is an important tool for preclinical studies of lung function and disease. The
widespread availability of multimodal animal imaging systems and the rapid rate of …

A new generation of imaging devices now make it possible to generate both structural and
functional images for the study of lung biology in small animals, including common …

The lung is a complex organ whose primary function is to supply the body with sufficient
oxygen to meet its metabolic needs and to remove the carbon dioxide formed as a byproduct …

It is an exciting time for pulmonary medicine. Genetic and molecular techniques are
providing deeper insight into disease mechanisms. As a consequence, diseases are …

Lung diseases such as fibrosis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, infection and cancer are life-
threatening conditions that slowly deteriorate quality of life and for which our diagnostic …

Respiratory ailments continue to pose a formidable challenge to public health. The
respiratory system is a delicate interplay of muscle contraction, pressure gradients and a …

Lungs play the most important role in the gas exchange process by transferring oxygen from
the inhaled air to blood. Any chronic pulmonary abnormality eventually causes …

Imaging of molecular signatures of specific structures, functions, and pathological alterations
in the lung tissue represents an important and challenging goal. This summary outlines …

An emerging suite of new imaging techniques offer the ability to monitor and quantify
molecular and cellular processes in the lungs noninvasively. These techniques take …