OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to establish whether texture analysis and
densitometry are complementary quantitative measures of chronic obstructive pulmonary …

In carefully selected patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
characterized by emphysema and hyperinflation, lung volume reduction is an option to …

Background Computer analysis of high-resolution CT (HRCT) scans may improve the
assessment of structural lung injury in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). The goal of this cross …

Introduction Performing lung function test in geriatric patients has never been an easy task.
With well-established evidence indicating impaired small airway function and air trapping in …

Purpose: To analyze pulmonary function using a fully automatic technique which processes
pairs of thoracic CT scans acquired at breath‐hold inspiration and expiration, respectively …

Lung function testing is the gold standard for diagnosing and classifying chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), although it may not capture the heterogeneity of the disease …

Purpose A method for automatically quantifying emphysema regions using High-Resolution
Computed Tomography (HRCT) scans of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background: The long-term prognosis of repeated acute episodes of hypersensitivity
pneumonitis (HP) is not well described. We report on a 10-year follow-up of a 10-person …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is becoming one of the leading causes of
mortality and morbidity throughout the world. The National Emphysema Treatment Trial …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is heterogenous in its clinical manifestations
and disease progression. Patients often have disease courses that are difficult to predict with …