Interstitial lung abnormalities, when present in members of undiagnosed family members recruited on the basis of familial interstitial pneumonia, or in undiagnosed research participants, have been ...

Fibrosis was measured in this study both subjectively, in a manner congruent with other population-based, 9 ARDS, 7 SARS-CoV-1 4 and COVID-19 1 2 6 10 studies, as well as objectively using texture ...

A new PET/CT imaging technique that visualizes activated fibroblasts in the heart muscle enables early detection of multiple ...

Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Two types of macrophages—the white blood ...

Qualitative brainstem CT perfusion showed 98.5% sensitivity yet only 74.4% specificity. Qualitative whole-brain CT perfusion achieved 93.6% sensitivity and 92.3% specificity.

In my field of medical oncology, for example, we rely on CT imaging for the diagnosis, management, and surveillance of patients with cancer. It’s also important to recognize that CT scans use ionizing ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation is initiated and completed by a greater proportion of patients with IPF vs COPD or other chronic respiratory disorders.

In interstitial lung disease (ILD), quantitative computed tomography (qCT) is effective for prognosticating and for disease monitoring.

**Summary:** This review addresses the importance of quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in evaluating extrapulmonary comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ...

A new PET imaging technique can accurately detect and monitor Mycobacteroides abscessus lung infections—one of the most ...

Mediar's third novel fibrosis program, targeting SMOC2 for renal fibrosis, is also advancing with a plan to nominate a clinical candidate in the first half of 2025. About MTX-463 ...

Boehringer Ingelheim has a second positive trial under its belt for nerandomilast in pulmonary fibrosis, setting up regulatory filings. The new data from the 1,178-patient FIBRONEER-ILD study ...