Do You Believe in Magic? Computed Tomography, Artificial Intelligence, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Peter M A Calverley. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul.

. 2025 Jul;211(7):1112-1113.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202502-0521ED.

¹ Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences University of Liverpool Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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Deep Learning Estimation of Small Airway Disease from Inspiratory Chest Computed Tomography: Clinical Validation, Repeatability, and Associations with Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Chaudhary MFA, Awan HA, Gerard SE, Bodduluri S, Comellas AP, Barjaktarevic IZ, Barr RG, Cooper CB, Galban CJ, Han MK, Curtis JL, Hansel NN, Krishnan JA, Menchaca MG, Martinez FJ, Ohar J, Vargas Buonfiglio LG, Paine R 3rd, Bhatt SP, Hoffman EA, Reinhardt JM. Chaudhary MFA, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul;211(7):1185-1195. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202409-1847OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025. PMID: 40072247

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