Current computed tomography (CT) technology allows for near isotropic, submillimeter
resolution acquisition of the complete chest in a single breath hold. These thin-slice chest …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a pathological pulmonary condition
characterized by expiratory airflow obstruction due to emphysematous destruction of the …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) encompasses a group of
disorders characterised by the presence of incompletely reversible airflow obstruction with …

Background COPD and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction overlap clinically, and
impaired left ventricular (LV) filling is commonly reported in COPD. The mechanism …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of in vivo x-ray dark-field
radiography for early-stage diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema in mice. Furthermore, we …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease that can be quantified
using chest computed tomography scans. Recent studies have shown that COPD can be …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Volumetric high-resolution scans can be acquired of the
lungs with multidetector CT (MDCT). Such scans have potential to facilitate useful …

Despite being the most common respiratory disorder in the developed world and the fourth
leading cause of death in the US, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has …

In patients with airflow limitation caused by cigarette smoking, lung density measured by
computed tomography is strongly correlated with quantitative pathology scores of …

Study objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between high-
resolution CT (HRCT) lung attenuation measurements, acquired under spirometric control of …