Rationale: There is increasing evidence that emphysema is associated with primary loss of
pulmonary capillary endothelium. Plasma levels of endothelial microparticles (EMPs), small …

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Purpose To compare the results obtained by using numerical flow simulations with the
results of combined single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and computed …

Die Fleischner Society hat seit 1985 mehrere Empfehlungen zur thoraxradiologischen
Terminologie veröffentlicht, zuletzt im Jahre 2008. Eine deutsche Übertragung dieser …

Rationale: Pulmonary emphysema overlaps partially with spirometrically defined chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and is heritable, with moderately high familial clustering …

Purpose To derive lobar ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) using a rapid time-series hyperpolarized xenon-129 (HPX) magnetic resonance …

Mechanical stress to alveolar walls may cause progressive damage after an early-life insult
such as exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). This hypothesis was examined by …

Background T1 mapping can potentially quantitatively assess the intrinsic properties of
tumors. B1 correction can reduce the magnetic field inhomogeneity. Purpose To assess the …

Background This study aims to investigate the association between immune cells and the
development of COPD, while providing a new method for the diagnosis of COPD according …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Lung and lobar volume measurements from computed
tomographic (CT) imaging are being used in clinical trials to assess new minimally invasive …