Millions of people are affected by respiratory diseases, leading to a significant health burden
globally. Because of the current insufficient knowledge of the underlying mechanisms that …

Abstract Purpose of Review The main goal of the article is to familiarize the reader with
commonly and uncommonly used nuclear medicine procedures that can significantly …

Both SPECT, and in particular PET, are unique in medical imaging for their high sensitivity
and direct link to a physical quantity, ie radiotracer concentration. This gives PET and …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common inherited condition caused by mutations in the gene
encoding the CF transmembrane regulator protein. With increased understanding of the …

Present attenuation-correction algorithms in whole-body PET/MRI do not consider variations
in lung density, either within or between patients; this may adversely affect accurate …

Background Respiratory diseases are one of the leading causes of death worldwide, yet
effective treatment options remain limited. Although inflammation is thought to be a key …

Retrospective gating (RG) is a well established technique in preclinical computed
tomography (CT) to assess 3D morphology of the lung. In RG additional angular projections …

The technical advances in microscopy imaging techniques have been applied to assess the
fate of drugs for researching respiratory drug delivery in ex vivo and in vivo experiments …

Airway remodeling is a major pathological feature of asthma. Up to now, its quantification
still requires invasive methods. In this study, we aimed at determining whether in vivo micro …

Technetium and Rhenium are the two lower elements in the manganese triad. Whereas
rhenium is known as an important part of high resistance alloys, technetium is mostly known …