The Genetic Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPDGene) study,
which began in 2007, is an ongoing multicenter observational cohort study of more than …

For over 150 years, bronchoscopy, especially flexible bronchoscopy, has been a mainstay
for airway inspection, the diagnosis of airway lesions, therapeutic aspiration of airway …

Rationale: Deep learning is a powerful tool that may allow for improved outcome prediction.
Objectives: To determine if deep learning, specifically convolutional neural network (CNN) …

In this paper, we review the current state of technology development and clinical
applications of endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT). Key design and …

Rationale: After adjustment for the amount of smoking, women have a 50% increased risk of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with men. The anatomic basis …

Purpose To compare hyperpolarized helium‐3 (3He) and xenon‐129 (129Xe) MRI in
asthmatics before and after salbutamol inhalation. Materials and Methods Seven asthmatics …

We sought to determine the relationship between lung size and airway size in men and
women of varying stature. We also asked if men and women matched for lung size would …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with an overall 5-year
survival rate of 17% after diagnoses. Indeed many patients tend to have a very poor …

Purpose: Most centrally located early lung cancers (CLELC)< 1.0 cm in diameter do not
invade beyond the bronchial cartilage, and photodynamic therapy (PDT) with Photofrin is …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease characterized
by both small airway and parenchymal abnormalities. There is increasing evidence to …