Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease that is
characterized by chronic airflow limitation. Unraveling of this heterogeneity is challenging …

With advances in multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT), it is now possible to
image the lung in 10 s or less and accurately extract the lungs, lobes, and airway tree to the …

Recent studies show that pulmonary vascular diseases may specifically affect arteries or
veins through different physiologic mechanisms. To detect changes in the two vascular …

High Resoultion CT of the lung is the market leading reference for HRCT of the lung. Its easy-
to-use format includes illustrated" quick-reference guide" to help readers navigate the text …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema are common destructive
inflammatory diseases that are leading causes of death worldwide. Here we show that …

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

Smoking-related lung diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide,
underscoring the need to understand their pathogenesis and develop new effective …

The purposes of this study were: to describe chest CT findings in normal non-smoking
controls and cigarette smokers with and without COPD; to compare the prevalence of CT …

Objectives The purposes of this study were to evaluate the reference range of quantitative
computed tomography (QCT) measures of lung attenuation and airway parameter …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Computed tomography (CT) section thickness and
reconstruction kernel each influence CT measurements of emphysema. This study was …