Comparison of histological and computed tomographic measurements of pig lung bronchi

Aim Light microscopy is used as template in the evaluation and further development of medical imaging methods. Tissue shrinkage caused by histological processing is known to influence lung tissue dimensions. In diagnosis of COPD, computed tomography (CT) is widely used for automated airway measureme...

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Main Authors: Volker H. Schmitt, Christine Schmitt, David Hollemann, Andreas Mamilos, Willi Wagner, Oliver Weinheimer, Christoph Brochhausen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-12-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00500-2020.full