IEEE

Automatic Pulmonary Function Estimation From Chest CT Scans Using Deep Regression Neural Networks: The Relation Between Structure and Function in Systemic Sclerosis

Abstract: Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) play an important role in screening and following-up pulmonary involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, some patients are not able to perform PFTs ...
BMJ Open

Efficacy of tegileridine combined with intercostal nerve block for postoperative analgesia following thoracoscopic pulmonary resection: a study protocol for a rand…

Background Patients undergoing thoracoscopic pulmonary resection are prone to moderate-to-severe acute postoperative pain, ...
IEEE

A High-Sensitivity and Wide-Range FBG-Based Flow Sensor for Pulmonary Function Tests

Abstract: With the continuous increase in the incidence rate of respiratory diseases, the importance of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in early diagnosis and disease monitoring has become ...
Medical Xpress

Novel blood return system cuts blood loss by 97% in pulmonary embolism procedure

The first comparative analysis from the ENGULF (A Safety and Feasibility Single-Arm Study of a Novel Catheter Thrombectomy Device For the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism) trial shows that using blood ...
ahajournals.org

Metabolomics of Right Ventricular Function in Pulmonary Hypertension

The metabolic mechanisms underlying right ventricular (RV) dysfunction are poorly understood, particularly outside of group 1 pulmonary hypertension (PH). We aimed to identify metabolites and pathways ...
NPR

You can order your own blood work now. Interpreting the results is another story

Lana McDonald, a 34-year-old teacher from Massachusetts, got an Oura Ring two years ago to track her sleep. When she got an email from Oura selling a set of blood tests for $99, she was intrigued. Her ...