First-and second-hand exposure to smoke or air pollutants is the primary cause of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis, where genetic and age-related …

Pulmonary x‐ray computed tomographic (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
research and development has been motivated, in part, by the quest to subphenotype …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem in India.
Although several International guidelines for diagnosis and management of COPD are …

Background Patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) suffer from respiratory
infections leading over time to permanent lung damage. Increased radiosensitivity has been …

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 …

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

Purpose Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an irreversible lung disease
characterized by small‐airway obstruction and alveolar‐airspace destruction …

Background A previous study has demonstrated the feasibility of 3D phase‐resolved
functional lung (PREFUL) MRI in healthy volunteers and patients with chronic pulmonary …

Purpose To further validate the ability of ultrashort echo‐time (UTE) magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) in quantifying lung density in patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive …

Cigarette smoking remains as a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality around
the world. Smoking causes many diseases and use of tobacco products is known to have …