Lung CT Biomarkers Linked to ILD Prognosis. E-LUNG CT biomarkers were linked to mortality and future lung function decline in ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...

Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease category, ...

Among patients with a very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (VEDOSS), a baseline diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide by single breath (DLCO/SB) below 70% was associated with a ...

Maintaining optimal lung capacity is crucial for overall health, especially as we age or face respiratory conditions.

Biomarker testing for 11 oncogenes at diagnosis enables personalized lung cancer treatment, moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach. Biomarkers serve diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive roles ...

How Did Race Get Into Lung Testing? — ITT Episode 2.2: The history of race-based correction of lung-capacity measures can be traced to a pre–Civil War belief among slave owners that slaves had ...