Oscillometry has been around for almost 70 years, but there are still many unknowns. The
test is performed during tidal breathing and is therefore free from patient-dependent factors …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in China and the world, mainly
attributed to delayed diagnosis, given that currently available early screening strategies …

Background The role of airway impairment assessed by impulse oscillometry (IOS) in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains unclear. Therefore …

Background While optimizing spirometry is a challenge for lung function labs, long-term
variability if any between IOS (impulse oscillometry) parameters and spirometry is not clearly …

Background Small airways play a major role in the pathogenesis and prognosis of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. More data on small airway dysfunction …

Objective To investigate the relationship of serum uric acid (Uacid) and derived parameters
as predictors of insulin resistance (IR) and elevated liver transaminases in children and …

To address lymphatic metastasis in lung cancer, we developed the Au@ Gd-SiO2-HA-LyP-1
nanoprobe, assessing its diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities. This nanoprobe integrates …

Body plethysmography (BP) is the standard pulmonary function test (PFT) in pulmonary
emphysema diagnosis, but not all patients can cooperate to this procedure. An alternative …

Objectives This study aimed to identify the potential risk factors for small airway dysfunction
(SAD) in non-smokers with chronic cough. Methods Non-smokers with chronic cough who …

Background There are limited data on the clinical features and longitudinal prognosis of
variable obstruction, particularly among never smokers and different variable obstruction …