Computational modeling of the obstructive lung diseases asthma and COPD

KS Burrowes, T Doel, C Brightling - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2014 - Springer
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by airway
obstruction and airflow limitation and pose a huge burden to society. These obstructive lung …

Multi-scale computational models of the airways to unravel the pathophysiological mechanisms in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AirPROM)

KS Burrowes, J De Backer, R Smallwood… - Interface …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The respiratory system comprises several scales of biological complexity: the genes, cells
and tissues that work in concert to generate resultant function. Malfunctions of the structure …

Relationship between structural changes and hyperpolarized gas magnetic resonance imaging in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using computational …

M Plotkowiak, K Burrowes, J Wolber… - … of the Royal …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Both the development of accurate models of lung function and their quantitative validation
can be significantly enhanced by the use of functional imaging techniques. The advent of …

Computational lung modelling in respiratory medicine

S Neelakantan, Y Xin, DP Gaver… - Journal of The …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Computational modelling of the lungs is an active field of study that integrates computational
advances with lung biophysics, biomechanics, physiology and medical imaging to promote …

Pulmonary functional MRI: Detecting the structure–function pathologies that drive asthma symptoms and quality of life

HK Kooner, MJ McIntosh, V Desaigoudar… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary functional MRI (PfMRI) using inhaled hyperpolarized, radiation‐free gases (such
as 3He and 129Xe) provides a way to directly visualize inhaled gas distribution and …

Capturing complexity in pulmonary system modelling

AR Clark, H Kumar, K Burrowes - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Respiratory disease is a significant problem worldwide, and it is a problem with increasing
prevalence. Pathology in the upper airways and lung is very difficult to diagnose and treat …

An integrative systems biology approach to understanding pulmonary diseases

C Auffray, IM Adcock, KF Chung, R Djukanovic… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Chronic inflammatory pulmonary diseases such as COPD and asthma are highly prevalent
and associated with a major health burden worldwide. Despite a wealth of biologic and …

Probing airway conditions governing ventilation defects in asthma via hyperpolarized MRI image functional modeling

L Campana, J Kenyon… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Image functional modeling (IFM) has been introduced as a method to simultaneously
synthesize imaging and mechanical data with computational models to determine the …

Models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

DA Groneberg, KF Chung - Respiratory research, 2004 - Springer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health problem and is
predicted to become the third most common cause of death by 2020. Apart from the …

Coupled immunological and biomechanical model of emphysema progression

M Ceresa, AL Olivares, J Noailly… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disabling respiratory pathology, with a
high prevalence and a significant economic and social cost. It is characterized by different …