Quantification of the tissue changes in the human lung with chronic lung disease using a combination of computed tomography and stereology

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and pulmonary emphysema are chronic lung diseases exhibiting progressive deterioration in pulmonary function as the lung architecture is remodeled. This thesis quantifies these tissue changes using a novel combination of computed tomography (CT) and quantitativ...

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Main Author: Coxson, Harvey Owen
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8475

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