Quantitative analysis of thin-section CT of the chest has a growing role in the clinical
evaluation and management of diffuse lung diseases. This heterogeneous group includes …

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

Abstract The World Health Organization estimates that 300 million people have asthma, 210
million people have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and, according to …

Background Visual assessment remains the standard for evaluating emphysema at CT;
however, it is time consuming, is subjective, requires training, and is affected by variability …

Background Exposure to cigarette smoke has been shown to lead to vascular remodelling.
Computed tomography (CT) imaging measures of vascular pruning have been associated …

BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-12 has been implicated in the
pathogenesis of both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. The …

Background Although a variety of pathological changes have been described in small
airways of patients with COPD, the critical anatomic features determining airflow limitation …

Medical imaging plays a key role in evaluating and monitoring lung diseases such as
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. The application of artificial …

Purpose To provide a new detailed visual assessment scheme of computed tomography
(CT) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by using standard reference images …

Objectives To determine the correlation between CT measurements of emphysema or
peripheral airways and airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …