Lung diseases are a major burden of public health especially in developed countries and
therefore continue to be an active interest in preclinical and clinical research. Due to the …

Synchrotron radiation offers unique properties of coherence, utilized in phase-contrast
imaging, and high flux as well as a wide energy spectrum which allow the selection of very …

Many lung disease processes are characterized by structural and functional heterogeneity
that is not directly appreciable with traditional physiological measurements. Experimental …

Lungs represent the integrative part of the mammalian respiratory system, without which no
molecular processes would be possible. However, lung failure still represents one of the …

Synchrotron X-ray sources have unique capabilities for in vivo imaging of the lungs in small
animals. The moving, breathing lungs can be captured in detail due to the high brightness …

Bright synchrotron x-ray sources enable imaging with short exposure times, and hence in a
high-speed image sequence. These x-ray movies can capture not only sample structure, but …

Airway is a complex branching structure of many compliant tubes, and then airway geometry
and compliance have many biomechanical and clinical implications. In this study, we …

This study was performed to observe microstructures of the rat lung, using a synchrotron
radiation beam and to compare findings with histological observations. X‐ray refraction …

There is a growing interest in imaging techniques as non-invasive means of quantitatively
measuring regional lung structure and function. Abnormalities in lung ventilation due to …

Ventilation and particle deposition is directly linked to the 3D− structure of the lung acinus.
Until now the investigation of the 3D− structure of an entire acinus was either limited by the …