Pulmonary vascular density: comparison of findings on computed tomography imaging with histology

Conclusions
Loss of small vessel volume in CT imaging of smokers is associated with histological loss of vascular cross-sectional area. Imaging-based quantification of pulmonary vasculature provides a noninvasive method to study the multiscale effects of smoking on the pulmonary circulation.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - August 14, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Rahaghi, F. N., Argemi, G., Nardelli, P., Dominguez-Fandos, D., Arguis, P., Peinado, V. I., Ross, J. C., Ash, S. Y., de La Bruere, I., Come, C. E., Diaz, A. A., Sanchez, M., Washko, G. R., Barbera, J. A., San Jose Estepar, R. Tags: Lung imaging Original Articles: Imaging Source Type: research