The accurate diagnosis and molecular assessment of lung tumors are increasingly important
in determining the optimal course of treatment for patients with lung cancer (1–3). This more …

Background The anatomic location of small airways, the distribution of airway cartilage, and
their correlation with ageing have not been well elucidated. The objective of this article was …

Background and objective In vivo evaluation of the microstructural differences between
asthmatic and non‐asthmatic airways and their functional consequences is relevant to …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a nondestructive, high-resolution imaging modality,
providing cross-sectional, architectural images at near histologic resolutions, with …

Optical coherence tomography is a rapidly maturing optical imaging technology, enabling
study of the in vivo structure of lung tissue at a scale of tens of micrometers. It has been used …

Purpose Hypoxia/reoxygenation episodes in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results in the
alteration of the oxidative balance, leading to the development of inflammation. Airway wall …

Background: Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), often used to sample lymph nodes
for lung cancer staging, is subject to sampling error even when performed with …

Background Airway remodelling is a feature of asthma including fragmentation of elastic
fibres observed in the superficial elastin network of the airway wall. Fibered confocal …

The current study focuses on the use of scanning laser optical tomography (SLOT) in
imaging of the mouse lung ex vivo. SLOT is a highly efficient fluorescence microscopy …

Objectives To evaluate the influence of exposure parameters and raw-data-based iterative
reconstruction (IR) on computer-aided segmentation and quantitative analysis of the …