Magnetic resonance imaging of pediatric lung parenchyma, airways, vasculature, ventilation, and perfusion: state of the art

MC Liszewski, FW Hersman, TA Altes… - Radiologic …, 2013 - radiologic.theclinics.com
In recent years, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, a noninvasive imaging modality, has
been receiving a lot of attention and is particularly attractive for children, mainly because …

Heterogeneity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: from phenotype to genotype

X Chen, X Xu, F Xiao - Frontiers of medicine, 2013 - Springer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity
and mortality throughout the world and is mainly characterized by persistent airflow …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary emphysema in cystic fibrosis detected by densitometry on chest multidetector computed tomography

MO Wielpütz, O Weinheimer, M Eichinger, M Wiebel… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Histopathological studies on lung specimens from patients with cystic fibrosis
(CF) and recent results from a mouse model indicate that emphysema may contribute to CF …

Computed tomographic imaging of the airways in COPD and asthma

HU Kauczor, MO Wielpütz, M Owsijewitsch… - Journal of thoracic …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Computed tomography (CT) is the modality of choice for imaging the airways. Volumetric
data sets with isotropic spatial resolution based on multidetector thin-section CT with …

[HTML][HTML] Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2, matrix metalloproteinase-9, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1, and changes in alveolar septa in patients with …

Y Zhang, Y Li, Z Ye, H Ma - Medical Science Monitor: International …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background This study investigated the relationship between the pathological alteration of
alveolar septa and (1) pulmonary function and (2) matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP …

Effect of smoking cessation on quantitative computed tomography in smokers at risk in a lung cancer screening population

BJ Jobst, O Weinheimer, M Trauth, N Becker… - European …, 2018 - Springer
Objective To longitudinally evaluate effects of smoking cessation on quantitative CT in a
lung cancer screening cohort of heavy smokers over 4 years. Methods After 4 years, low …

Pulmonary 3 T MRI with ultrashort TEs: influence of ultrashort echo time interval on pulmonary functional and clinical stage assessments of smokers

Y Ohno, M Nishio, H Koyama… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To assess the influence of ultrashort TE (UTE) intervals on pulmonary magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) with UTEs (UTE‐MRI) for pulmonary functional loss assessment …

[HTML][HTML] Variation of densitometry on computed tomography in COPD–influence of different software tools

MO Wielpütz, D Bardarova, O Weinheimer… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Quantitative multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) as a potential
biomarker is increasingly used for severity assessment of emphysema in chronic obstructive …

Capability of differentiating smokers with normal pulmonary function from COPD patients: a comparison of CT pulmonary volume analysis and MR perfusion imaging

L Fan, Y Xia, Y Guan, H Yu, T Zhang, S Liu, B Li - European radiology, 2013 - Springer
Objective To compare CT volume analysis with MR perfusion imaging in differentiating
smokers with normal pulmonary function (controls) from COPD patients. Methods Sixty-two …

Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance perfusion imaging in high-risk smokers and smoking-related COPD: correlations with pulmonary function tests and …

Y Xia, Y Guan, L Fan, SY Liu, H Yu… - COPD: Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The study aimed to prospectively evaluate correlations between dynamic contrast-enhanced
(DCE) MR perfusion imaging, pulmonary function tests (PFT) and volume quantitative CT in …