Pulmonology - Diagnostic/Lung Function News & Articles

1 Diagnosis of laryngotracheal stenosis from routine pulmonary physiology using the Expiratory Disproportion Index The Laryngoscope, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Surgical adhesive may cause false positives in integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography after lung cancer resection European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 22, 2013

3 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Sputum Predict COPD Exacerbations Lung, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

4 CT imaging as a prognostic indicator for patients with pulmonary injury from acute paraquat poisoning British Journal of Radiology, May 21, 2013    Review Article

5 Tumor Heterogeneity as measured on the CT component of PET/CT Predicts Survival in Patients with Potentially Curable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Cancer Research, May 20, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Radiographic Evaluation of the Patient With Lung Cancer: Surgical Implications of Imaging Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, May 20, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Diagnostic accuracy of the bronchodilator response in children The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

8 The Use of Sub-Mental Ultrasonography for Identifying Patients with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea PLOS ONE, May 17, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

9 Aortopulmonary collateral flow in cystic fibrosis assessed with phase-contrast MRI Pediatric Radiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Regional mapping of gas uptake by blood and tissue in the human lung using hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article
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11 Preliminary Study of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry-based Screening of Patients with the NSCLC Serum-Specific Peptides Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Lymphocyte subpopulations in active tuberculosis: association with disease severity and the QFT-GIT assay The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

13 High-resolution computed tomography and health-related quality of life in Mycobacterium avium complex disease The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

14 The Diagnosis of Large Airway Pathology and the Role of Rigid Bronchoscopy Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, May 15, 2013    Review Article

15 Diagnosis of Regional Node Metastases in Lung Cancer with Computer-Aided 3D Measurement of the Volume and CT-Attenuation Values of Lymph Nodes Academic Radiology, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Diagnostic properties of C-reactive protein for detecting pneumonia in children Respiratory Medicine, May 14, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Diagnostic accuracy of unenhanced, contrast-enhanced perfusion and angiographic MRI sequences for pulmonary embolism diagnosis: results of independent sequence readings European Radiology, May 14, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Contribution of the Ogawa-Kudoh swab culture method to the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

19 A Study of Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Aided Tracheal Intubation for Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Under General Anesthesia Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

20 3He pO2 mapping is limited by delayed-ventilation and diffusion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, May 10, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Characteristics of Lung Cancers Detected by Computer Tomography Screening in the Randomized NELSON Trial American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 18, 2013

2 Combination therapy in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 15, 2013    Review Article

3 Pleurodesis with povidone-iodine, as an effective procedure in management of patients with malignant pleural effusion Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 3, 2013    Free full text

4 Thoracoscopic resection of computed tomography-localized lung nodules in children Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 23, 2013    Review Article
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5 High Performance of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Contrast-Enhanced CT in a Rapid Outpatient Diagnostic Program for Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer Respiration, April 16, 2013

6 High-Resolution Computed Tomography in Assessment of Patients With Emphysema Respiratory Care, April 11, 2013    Free full text

7 A review of current and novel therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Journal of Thoracic Disease, January 23, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

8 CT-guided core biopsy of malignant lung lesions: How many needle passes are needed Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, April 8, 2013    Review Article
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9 Registration-Based Lung Mechanical Analysis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Using a Supervised Machine Learning Framework Academic Radiology, April 11, 2013

10 Hyperpolarized 3He and 129Xe MRI: Differences in asthma before bronchodilation Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, April 18, 2013

11 Pleural cancer antigen-125 levels in benign and malignant pleural effusions The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, April 9, 2013

12 FENO measurement and sputum analysis for diagnosing asthma in clinical practice Respiratory Medicine, January 10, 2013

13 Occult Pulmonary Embolism in Intensive Care Unit Patients Undergoing Chest Computed Tomography Scan: Incidence and Effect on Outcomes Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 5, 2013

14 Effectiveness of MR angiography for the primary diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: Clinical outcomes at 3 months and 1 year Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, April 2, 2013    Review Article
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15 Is thoracic ultrasound a viable alternative to conventional imaging in the critical care setting? British Journal of Anesthesia, April 19, 2013

16 Induced sputum in asthma: diagnostic and therapeutic implications Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, December 3, 2012

17 Accuracy of the chest radiograph to identify bilateral pulmonary infiltrates consistent with the diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome using computed tomography as reference standard Journal of Critical Care, April 9, 2013

18 Prevalence and radiological outcomes of lung nodules in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency Respiratory Medicine, January 24, 2013

19 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease Journal of Thoracic Imaging, April 29, 2013    Review Article

20 Positive conversion of tuberculin skin test and performance of interferon release assay to detect hidden tuberculosis infection during anti-tumor necrosis factor agent trial The Journal of Rheumatology, September 14, 2009