Computed tomography (CT) has made remarkable advances in the depiction of morphologic
changes in the lungs. High-resolution CT has impacted profoundly on the detection …

Lung disease is a leading cause of mortality in the United States. 2, 69 Chronic lung disease
encompasses a spectrum of diffuse lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis …

Since the previous review on this topic of functional computed tomography (CT) and MRI of
the lung, significant advances have been made into the development of imaging based …

Pulmonary structures provide morphological basis for the vital functions to our body, which
needs adequate airway flow, respiratory dynamics, lung ventilation, gas exchange, and lung …

INTRODUCTION—The initial imaging tool for the lung parenchyma remains the chest
radiograph. It is unsurpassed in the amount of information it yields in relation to its cost …

Imaging of the airways is a fascinating undertaking and, if done expertly, a true art in
medicine. Over the past years, imaging of the airways has become ever more exciting and …

Lung function has been evaluated in both health and disease states by techniques, such as
pulmonary function tests, which generally study aggregate function. These decades old …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES.: The authors performed this study to determine how
scanner temporal resolution affects image quality in high-resolution computed tomography …

Describes investigating structure-function relationships in lung disease with high-resolution
CT. The diagnosis of lung diseases relies heavily on imaging, which can be broadly divided …

This is a particularly exciting era for thoracic imaging. Rapidly evolving technical advances
in CT and MR are enabling increasingly sophisticated capabilities for pulmonary functional …