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Pathological accumulation of air in tissues

Known as: Emphysema, -- Emphysema, Emphysema, NOS 
A pathological accumulation of air in tissues or organs.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2018
Review
2018
Deep learning for chest radiograph diagnosis: A retrospective comparison of the CheXNeXt algorithm to practicing radiologists
Background Chest radiograph interpretation is critical for the detection of thoracic diseases, including tuberculosis and lung… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Assessing the relationship between lung cancer risk and emphysema detected on low-dose CT of the chest.
RATIONALE Identification of risk factors for lung cancer can help in selecting patients who may benefit the most from smoking… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Elastin fragments drive disease progression in a murine model of emphysema.
Mice lacking macrophage elastase (matrix metalloproteinase-12, or MMP-12) were previously shown to be protected from the… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
VIRTOPSY: minimally invasive, imaging-guided virtual autopsy.
Invasive "body-opening" autopsy represents the traditional means of postmortem investigation in humans. However, modern cross… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Fibulin-5/DANCE is essential for elastogenesis in vivo
The elastic fibre system has a principal role in the structure and function of various types of organs that require elasticity… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Comparison of computed density and microscopic morphometry in pulmonary emphysema.
The purpose of this prospective study was to verify whether the percentage area of lung occupied by lowest attenuation values on… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Comparison of computed density and macroscopic morphometry in pulmonary emphysema.
High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans were obtained at 1 cm intervals in 63 subjects referred for surgical resection… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
"Density mask". An objective method to quantitate emphysema using computed tomography.
We used a computed tomography (CT) scanner program ("density mask") that highlights voxels within a given density range to… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The definition of emphysema. Report of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Lung Diseases workshop.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Computed tomography in pulmonary emphysema.
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