Evaluation of automated airway morphological quantification for assessing fibrosing lung disease
Pakzad A, Cheung W, Van Moorsel C, Quan K, Mogulkoc N, Bartholmai B, Van Es H, Ezircan A, Van Beek F, Veltkamp M, Karwoski R, Peikert T, Clay R, Foley F, Braun C, Savas R, Sudre C, Doel T, Alexander D, Wijeratne P, Hawkes D, Hu Y, Hurst J, Jacob J. Evaluation of automated airway morphological quantification for assessing fibrosing lung disease. Computer Methods In Biomechanics And Biomedical Engineering Imaging & Visualization 2024, 12: 2325361. DOI: 10.1080/21681163.2024.2325361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patientsDisease extentAbnormal airway dilatationCompared to healthy controlsFibrosing lung diseaseAirway segmentsVolumetric computed tomographyChest CTTraction bronchiectasisAirway dilationAirway measurementsLower lobePulmonary fibrosisAirway abnormalitiesLung diseaseHealthy controlsAirwayCT imagesImaging biomarkersClinical interpretationAirway branchingAutomated quantificationPatientsHealthy participants