Congenital abnormalities of the bronchi have been classically described with chest X-rays,
conventional tomography, bronchography, CT and MR imaging. Recently, the capacity of …

BACKGROUND Imaging use in the diagnostic workup of pulmonary embolism (PE) has
increased markedly in the last 2 decades. Low PE prevalence and diagnostic yields suggest a …

BACKGROUND: Few diagnostic tools are available to anesthesiologists when confronted
with intraoperative hypoxemia. Lung ultrasonography is a safe and accurate bedside imaging …

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the thorax with three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction
and functional quantification was evaluated as a tool for structure-function evaluation of chest…

Background Microbial translocation from the gut to systemic circulation contributes to immune
activation during human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and is usually assessed …

Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seropositivity and anti-CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG)
levels are associated with adverse health outcomes in elderly populations. Among people …

Background: CXCL13 is preferentially secreted by Follicular Helper T cells (T FH ) to attract
B cells to germinal centers. Plasma levels of CXCL13 have been reported to be elevated …

Background With potent antiretroviral drugs, HIV infection is becoming a chronic disease.
Emergence of comorbidities, particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become a leading …

PURPOSE: To assess the clinical impact of computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy (CTF)
with regard to procedure time and success rate for CT image-guided biopsy procedures. …

Background During general anaesthesia, most patients develop atelectasis, which
promotes postoperative pulmonary complications. RCTs that investigated perioperative lung …