Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in lung cancer screening computed tomography scans: independent contribution of emphysema, air trap** and …

OM Mets, M Schmidt, CF Buckens, MJ Gondrie… - Respiratory …, 2013 - Springer
Background Beyond lung cancer, screening CT contains additional information on other
smoking related diseases (eg chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD). Since …

Relationship of CT-quantified emphysema, small airways disease and bronchial wall dimensions with physiological, inflammatory and infective measures in COPD

K Ostridge, NP Williams, V Kim, S Harden, S Bourne… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Springer
Background COPD is a complex, heterogeneous disease characterised by progressive
development of airflow limitation. Spirometry provides little information about key aspects of …

Pulmonary emphysema in cystic fibrosis detected by densitometry on chest multidetector computed tomography

MO Wielpütz, O Weinheimer, M Eichinger, M Wiebel… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Histopathological studies on lung specimens from patients with cystic fibrosis
(CF) and recent results from a mouse model indicate that emphysema may contribute to CF …

How common is airflow limitation in patients with emphysema on CT scan of the chest?

SM Lutchmedial, WG Creed, AJ Moore, RR Walsh… - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND COPD has traditionally been defined by the presence of irreversible airflow
limitation on spirometry using either the GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung …