Thillai and colleagues1 describe a method of image analysis, functional respiratory imaging (FRI), which creates a three-dimensional reconstruction of both airways and the pulmonary vasculature from CT-scan images, in 10 patients with severe COVID-19 infection. They computed the distribution of pulmonary blood flow according cross-sectional vessel area size and compared the data to age, gender,…
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Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) remains the dominant cause of death from a bacterial infectious disease.1 Sustained global efforts to meet the ambitious…
A 66-year-old woman was diagnosed with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), with selective angiography revealing direct collaterals between the A9 and A10 pulmonary artery branches…
The mucociliary clearance (MC) system is a vital host defence in the lungs and upper airways. Airway mucus traps inhaled bacteria, viruses, fungi and toxins.…
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Background There is growing interest in the joint effects of hazardous trace elements (HTEs) on lung function deficits, but the data are limited. This is…
Lady Astor: ‘Sir, if you were my husband , I would put arsenic in your tea!’ Churchill: ‘If I were your husband , I would…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent chronic lung disease that is expected to become the third most common cause of death globally…
Over the past two decades, there has been a notable shift in the natural history and epidemiology of lung cancer. Previously there was a greater…
