Quantification of Lung Damage in an Elastase-Induced Mouse Model of Emphysema

Objective. To define the sensitivity of microcomputed tomography- (micro-CT-) derived descriptors for the quantification of lung damage caused by elastase instillation. Materials and Methods. The lungs of 30 elastase treated and 30 control A/J mice were analyzed 1, 6, 12, and 24 hours and 7 and 17 d...

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Main Authors: Arrate Muñoz-Barrutia, Mario Ceresa, Xabier Artaechevarria, Luis M. Montuenga, Carlos Ortiz-de-Solorzano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/734734
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