Owing to recent advances in computing power, iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms have
become a clinically viable option in computed tomographic (CT) imaging. Substantial …

Radiomics is a rapidly developing field of research focused on the extraction of quantitative
features from medical images, thus converting these digital images into minable, high …

Rationale: The decades-long progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
renders identifying different trajectories of disease progression challenging. Objectives: To …

FEV1, measured using spirometry, provides a straightforward, widely available, and
inexpensive global measurement of airflow limitation and lung function. For decades, FEV1 …

Background Experience with functional CT in the lungs without additional equipment in
clinical routine is limited. Purpose To report initial experience and evaluate the robustness of …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of ultralow radiation dose
single-energy computed tomographic (CT) acquisitions with Sn prefiltration and third …

Objectives To propose and evaluate a method to reduce variability in emphysema
quantification among different computed tomography (CT) reconstructions by normalizing …

Medical imaging plays a key role in evaluating and monitoring lung diseases such as
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. The application of artificial …

Background Beyond lung cancer, screening CT contains additional information on other
smoking related diseases (eg chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD). Since …

Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency is a hereditary condition characterized by low alpha 1
proteinase inhibitor (also known as alpha 1 antitrypsin [AAT]) serum levels. Reduced levels …