Quantitative assessment of cross-sectional area of small pulmonary vessels in patients with COPD using inspiratory and expiratory MDCT
Y Matsuura, N Kawata, N Yanagawa, T Sugiura… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives Structural and functional changes in pulmonary vessels are prevalent at the initial
stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These vascular alterations can be …
stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These vascular alterations can be …
Prevalence and characteristics of paratracheal air cysts and their association with emphysema in a general population
HM Cheng, PY Chang, KH Chiang, HW Huang… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of paratracheal air cysts
and their association with emphysema and gender in a general population using low-dose …
and their association with emphysema and gender in a general population using low-dose …
Mass and fat infiltration of intercostal muscles measured by CT histogram analysis and their correlations with COPD severity
Rationale and Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized
by progressive respiratory function impairment and respiratory muscle dysfunction. We …
by progressive respiratory function impairment and respiratory muscle dysfunction. We …
[HTML][HTML] Emphysema in active farmer's lung disease
Background Farmer's lung (FL) is a common type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It is often
considered that fibrosis is the most frequent finding in chronic FL. Nevertheless, three cohort …
considered that fibrosis is the most frequent finding in chronic FL. Nevertheless, three cohort …
Clinical-radiologic-pathologic correlation of smoking-related diffuse parenchymal lung disease
S Kligerman, TJ Franks, JR Galvin - Radiologic Clinics, 2016 - radiologic.theclinics.com
The smoke emerging from the mouthpiece of a cigarette is an aerosol containing about 1010
particles per milliliter. 1 This smoke is composed of more than 5000 types of chemicals …
particles per milliliter. 1 This smoke is composed of more than 5000 types of chemicals …
Racial differences in CT phenotypes in COPD
NN Hansel, GR Washko, MG Foreman… - COPD: Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: Whether African Americans (AA) are more susceptible to COPD than
non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) and whether racial differences in disease phenotype exist is …
non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) and whether racial differences in disease phenotype exist is …
Evaluation of the extent of ground-glass opacity on high-resolution CT in patients with interstitial pneumonia associated with systemic sclerosis: comparison between …
H Yabuuchi, Y Matsuo, H Tsukamoto, T Horiuchi… - Clinical Radiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Aim To verify whether quantitative analysis of the extent of ground-glass opacity (GGO) on
high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) could show a stronger correlation with the …
high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) could show a stronger correlation with the …
Influence of the distribution of emphysema on diaphragmatic motion in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
T Iwasawa, H Takahashi, T Ogura, A Asakura… - Japanese journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose We investigated whether the distribution of emphysema on computed tomography
(CT) images can affect chest wall motion in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease …
(CT) images can affect chest wall motion in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease …
[HTML][HTML] Automatic emphysema detection using weakly labeled HRCT lung images
I Pino Peña, V Cheplygina, S Paschaloudi, M Vuust… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Purpose A method for automatically quantifying emphysema regions using High-Resolution
Computed Tomography (HRCT) scans of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …
Computed Tomography (HRCT) scans of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …
Functional respiratory imaging (FRI) for optimizing therapy development and patient care
B Hajian, J De Backer, W Vos… - Expert review of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Functional imaging techniques offer the possibility of improved visualization of anatomical
structures such as; airways, lobe volumes and blood vessels. Computer-based flow …
structures such as; airways, lobe volumes and blood vessels. Computer-based flow …