Nature

Carbon monoxide and nitric oxide diffusion capacity of formerly exposed asbestos workers with high-resolution computed tomography in a cross-sectional study

Asbestos exposure is one of the most frequent causes of pneumoconiosis in Germany 1 and worldwide 2. Asbestos was used for decades before its ban 1993 in Germany and 2005 in the EU, but due to the ...
Nature

Investigation into the utility of ultra-high-resolution mode on dynamic-ventilation computed tomography using sponge phantoms

Ultra-high-resolution (UHR) computed tomography (CT) provides more detailed information on peripheral lung structures than normal-resolution (NR) CT for static images. However, its potential advantage ...