Our understanding of respiratory flow phenomena has been consolidated over decades with
the exploration of in vitro and in silico canonical models that underscore the multiscale fluid …

Background Spirometric obstruction and restriction are two patterns of impaired lung
function which are predictive of poor health. We investigated the development of these …

Respiratory diseases in both children and adults are a major cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Despite decades of research, mechanisms underlying the broad …

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has traditionally been
diagnosed based on the criterion of an FEV1/FVC< 0.70. However, this definition has …

Rationale: Airway tree morphology varies in the general population and may modify the
distribution and uptake of inhaled pollutants. Objectives: We hypothesized that smaller …

Background Recent studies, based on clinical data, have identified sex and age as
significant factors associated with an increased risk of long COVID. These two factors align …

Chest CT provides a way to quantify pulmonary airway and vascular tree measurements. In
patients with COPD, CT airway measurement differences in females are concomitant with …

The role of chest computed tomography in the evaluation and... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine The role of chest computed tomography in the evaluation and management of chronic …

High-resolution full lung CT scans now enable the detailed segmentation of airway trees up
to the 6th branching generation. The airway binary masks display very complex tree …

Globally, air pollution may present the largest environmental threat to health.(1) Higher
ambient air pollution exposure contributes to accelerated lung function decline, emphysema …