Assessing and treating small airways disease in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic inflammatory
disorders of the respiratory tract that are characterized by airflow limitation. They are distinct …
disorders of the respiratory tract that are characterized by airflow limitation. They are distinct …
Improved diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema using in vivo dark-field radiography
FG Meinel, A Yaroshenko, K Hellbach… - Investigative …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The purpose of this study was to assess whether the recently developed method
of grating-based x-ray dark-field radiography can improve the diagnosis of pulmonary …
of grating-based x-ray dark-field radiography can improve the diagnosis of pulmonary …
Diagnosing and mapping pulmonary emphysema on X-ray projection images: incremental value of grating-based X-ray dark-field imaging
Purpose To assess whether grating-based X-ray dark-field imaging can increase the
sensitivity of X-ray projection images in the diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema and allow …
sensitivity of X-ray projection images in the diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema and allow …
Technical parameters and interpretive issues in screening computed tomography scans for lung cancer
EF Donnelly - Journal of thoracic imaging, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Lung cancer screening computed tomographies (CTs) differ from traditional chest CT scans
in that they are performed at very low radiation doses, which allow the detection of small …
in that they are performed at very low radiation doses, which allow the detection of small …
Fully automated pulmonary lobar segmentation: influence of different prototype software programs onto quantitative evaluation of chronic obstructive lung disease
Objectives Surgical or bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) techniques can be
beneficial for heterogeneous emphysema. Post-processing software tools for lobar …
beneficial for heterogeneous emphysema. Post-processing software tools for lobar …
Screening and staging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with deep learning based on chest X-ray images and clinical parameters
XL Zou, Y Ren, HL Yang, MM Zou, P Meng… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2024 - Springer
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is underdiagnosed with the
current gold standard measure pulmonary function test (PFT). A more sensitive and simple …
current gold standard measure pulmonary function test (PFT). A more sensitive and simple …
Systems for lung volume standardization during static and dynamic MDCT-based quantitative assessment of pulmonary structure and function
MK Fuld, RW Grout, J Guo, JH Morgan, EA Hoffman - Academic radiology, 2012 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) has
emerged as a tool for quantitative assessment of parenchymal destruction, air trapping …
emerged as a tool for quantitative assessment of parenchymal destruction, air trapping …
Scatter correction associated with dedicated dual-source CT hardware improves accuracy of lung air measures
SD Mobberley, MK Fuld, JP Sieren, AN Primak… - Academic radiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives Accurate assessment of air density used to quantitatively
characterize amount and distribution of emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary …
characterize amount and distribution of emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary …
Influence of CT reconstruction settings on extremely low attenuation values for specific gas volume calculation in severe emphysema
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Emphysema is characterized by lung tissue destruction
and trapped gas. On computed tomographic (CT) images, this may be expressed by …
and trapped gas. On computed tomographic (CT) images, this may be expressed by …
Ventilatory impairment detection based on distribution of respiratory-induced changes in pixel values in dynamic chest radiography: a feasibility study
R Tanaka, S Sanada, M Fujimura, M Yasui… - International journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Decreased ventilation is observed on chest radiographs as small changes in X-ray
translucency, and ventilatory impairments can therefore be detected by analyzing the …
translucency, and ventilatory impairments can therefore be detected by analyzing the …