The density of healthy lung tissue will change more between the two images than the density of diseased lung, allowing researchers to create a three - dimensional «map» of the patient's lung function (sciencedaily.com)
A newly NIH funded clinical trial (NCT02528942) by University of Colorado Cancer Center investigators and collaborators at Beaumont Health in Michigan and the University of Texas Medical Branch is evaluating a new method for pinpointing and sparing healthy lung tissue during lung cancer radiotherapy. (sciencedaily.com)
Only the affected portions of lung tissue should receive coupage, since performing it on healthy lung tissue can lead to lung collapse. (dogcare.dailypuppy.com)