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Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

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Clinically Oriented Pulmonary Imaging

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Obstructive lung diseases represent a growing burden to society. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) have historically been the main imaging resources used to evaluate these disorders. While much information can be learned from conventional studies, more advanced imaging modalities like high resolution CT, synchrotron radiation CT, hyperpolarized helium-3 magnetic resonance imaging, and optical coherence tomography allow greater structural and functional characterization of the lungs and airways. Improvements in these technologies will allow patients to be classified according to disease phenotype, and potentially benefit from more specific treatment of their disease.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 4401 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO, 64111, USA

    Megan Saettele

  2. Department of Pulmonary/Critical Care, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2301 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA

    Timothy Saettele

  3. Institute of Advanced Biomedical Imaging, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO, 80206, USA

    Jonathan Chung

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Saettele, M., Saettele, T., Chung, J. (2012). Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. In: Kanne, J. (eds) Clinically Oriented Pulmonary Imaging. Respiratory Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-542-8_10

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