Modern medicine is in a continuous state of flux given the relentless development of new evidence; thus, it is quite difficult for clinicians to remain abreast of all advances as they happen. Trustworthy clinical practica ...

In this work, we aimed to develop an automatic algorithm for the quantification of total volume and lung impairments in four different diseases. The quantification was completely automatic based upon high resolution computed ...

Chronic lung diseases remain major healthcare burdens, for which the only curative treatment is lung transplantation. In vitro human models are promising platforms for identifying and testing novel compounds to potentially ...

The lifelong infection with the human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has been associated with a variety of clinical manifestations; one of the less-explored is HTLV-1-associated pulmonary disease. Imaging of lung ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by dyspnea and bilateral infiltrations of the lung. While some cases are idiopathic (e.g., idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), others are ...

Background: The rise in non-communicable diseases in developing countries has gained increased attention. Given that around 80% of deaths related to noncommunicable diseases occur in low- and middleincome countries, there ...

A 74 year old female presented with fever, associated with papules and plaque in her upper and lower extremities. Exams revealed blood leukocytosis and a positive urine culture. Antibiotic therapy was initiated with no ...