Using 3D-printed replicas of patients' hearts based on CT scan results, three professors created model circulation systems ...

The 3D CT data set can be evaluated by various post ... Superimposed structures, such as the atria and appendages, pulmonary trunk, and cardiac veins, can obscure the view and are preferably ...

The quantitative analysis of the PV morphology performed by CT in this study demonstrated the following novel findings. (1) Shrinkage of the PV trunk was often observed in the ablated PVs ...

A cast is modeled from CT images by signal intensity-based thresholding for ... left ventricle; OS, outlet septum; PT, pulmonary trunk; RV, right ventricle; SVC, superior vena cava. For experienced ...

Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis (also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF) are both serious lifelong diseases that make it hard for you to breathe.

You must go to a doctor to know for sure whether you have COPD. That’s because there are things to consider for a diagnosis. Some people have asthma and COPD at the same time. If you have ...

To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically ... your doctor will be able to identify that as well. CT scans and standard X-rays are painless, but they do expose ...

You may be given bronchodilator medication to increase airflow to your lungs. Your doctor may recommend pulmonary rehabilitation, a program designed to increase your awareness about your condition.

A total of 109 patients with pulmonary GGN were classified into three groups (I,II, and III) according to the vascular morphology on CT, and their expression of CD31-, CD34-, and CD105-labeled iMVD ...