Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a pathological pulmonary condition
characterized by expiratory airflow obstruction due to emphysematous destruction of the …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as a common preventable and
treatable disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation, which is usually progressive …

Image based analysis of the lung air can be used for lung function assessment and effective
diagnosis of lung diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex and heterogeneous condition,
with varied structural and functional alterations, both inside and outside the lungs. 1 In the …

PURPOSE: To examine the hypothesis that abnormalities on chest roentogram (CXR) will
predict physiologic impairment on pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in patients with chronic …

The severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is evaluated not only by
airflow limitation but also by factors such as exercise capacity and body mass index. Recent …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined in functional terms as a chronic
slowly progressive disorder characterised by airways obstruction that does not change …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease that is
characterized by chronic airflow limitation. Unraveling of this heterogeneity is challenging …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly a combination of pulmonary
emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Emphysema is a pathologically defined disease that …

Computed tomographic based indices of emphysematous lung destruction may highlight
differences in disease pathogenesis and further enable the classification of subjects with …