Quantitative CT reveals emphysema heterogeneity as a modifier of lobar airway structure in COPD (To be published)

Identification of CT-based Structural Alterations Resembling COPD in Individuals Without Airflow Obstruction (to be presented at ERS2026)

Small Pulmonary Artery and Vein Volumes Independently Predict Oxygen Desaturation in Smokers

Concordance of Visual and Artificial Intelligence-Based Mucus Plug Detection on Computed Tomography in the COPDgene Study

Worsening lung function coupled with severe exacerbations is associated with increased rate of bronchial wall thickening

Successful endobronchial valve treatment in patients with an incomplete right upper lobe fissure

Emphysema score difference can be used to determine small airways disease in severe COPD

Automated analysis of airway remodeling and emphysema across GOLD Stages: Insights in COPD Severity

AI-measured bronchial dimensions and emphysema: A duo for predicting airflow limitation in COPD

Endobronchial valve treatment improves chest-CT diaphragm configuration in COPD

10 years partnership for solving COPD imaging challenges

Prof. David Lynch

A decade of AI-enabled lung imaging

Prof. Bram van Ginneken

Quality of CT based airway segmentation software for navigation bronchoscopy

Automated measures of bronchial outer diameter tapering across different COPDGene GOLD classes

COPD progressors vs. non-progressors: 10-year change in Bronchus-Artery ratios & mucus plugs

Evaluation of QCT metrics for COPD phenotyping in the COPDGene cohort

Building on over a decade of pioneering research from the COPDGene project, this ancillary study is designed to further advance the understanding of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through artificial intelligence–driven imaging biomarkers. Specifically, the study will validate a selected set of AI-based quantitative CT (QCT) measurements and evaluate their associations with disease exacerbations and […]

Effect of High Altitude on Small Pulmonary Vein and Artery Volume in the COPDGene Cohort: Towards Better Understanding of Lung Physiology and Pulmonary Disease

Renewed ISO 13485 and MDR Approvals, and our 1st MDSAP Certification

We are proud to announce that Thirona has successfully renewed its ISO 13485 and EU MDR certifications and, for the first time, achieved certification under the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) – a major milestone in strengthening our global regulatory foundation. The ISO 13485 certification, an internationally recognized standard for quality management systems (QMS) […]

Assessment of 10-year Progression in COPDGene Using Automated Measurements of Bronchus-Artery Ratios and Mucus Plugging

Effect of Lung Volume on Airway and Artery Analysis on Chest Computed Tomography in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Higher pulmonary artery and vein volumes are associated with disease severity and mortality in smokers with and without COPD

Mucus Plug Lobar Distribution in COPD Using Automatic AI-Based Mucus Plug Quantification

Association between Automatic AI-based quantification of airway-occlusive mucus plugs and all-cause mortality in patients with COPD

Cross-sectional Analysis of Automated Mucus Plug Quantification and Airway Wall Thickness in COPD Using AI-based Detection

Fully Automated Mucus Plug Quantification on Chest CTs and Its Correlation With All-cause Mortality

Dysanapsis is differentially related to lung function trajectories with distinct structural and functional patterns in COPD and variable risk for adverse outcomes

Baseline characteristics from a 3-year longitudinal study to phenotype subjects with COPD: the FOOTPRINTS study

CT-based diaphragm analysis to evaluate the diaphragm configuration with increasing COPD severity

CT-quantified pulmonary artery volume associates independently with higher mortality in smokers with and without COPD

Development of a quantitative CT-based diaphragm tool in severe COPD patients treated with one-way endobronchial valves

High-Resolution Computed Tomography-approximated Perfusion Is Comparable to Nuclear Perfusion Imaging in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Automated Measures of Airway-Artery Ratios Across Different GOLD Classes: A COPDGene Pilot Study

Determinants of Lung Fissure Completeness

‪Sex Differences in Airways: Implications for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease‬

Airway-Artery Ratios of Central and Peripheral Airways Quantified on CT as Independent Predictors of Airflow Obstruction in COPD

Structural Airway Imaging Metrics are Differentially Associated with Persistent Chronic Bronchitis

Computed Tomography-based Airway Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio for Phenotyping Airway Remodeling in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Five-year Progression of Emphysema and Air Trapping at CT in Smokers with and Those without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results from the COPDGene Study

A Deep Learning Method to Estimate Conventional Dose Computed Tomography Scans from Reduced Dose Acquisitions: Effect on Emphysema Quantification

A Novel Method for Quantification of Expiratory Airtrapping Independent of Expiration Level

CT-based Airway Surface Area to Volume Ratio for Phenotyping Airway Remodeling in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Predictors of Response to Endobronchial Coil Therapy in Patients With Advanced Emphysema

Airway wall thickening on CT: Relation to smoking status and severity of COPD

Chartis Measurement of Collateral Ventilation: Conscious Sedation versus General Anesthesia – A Retrospective Comparison

Minimal important difference of target lobar volume reduction after endobronchial valve treatment for emphysema

Disease Severity Dependence of the Longitudinal Association Between CT Lung Density and Lung Function in Smokers

Lobar Emphysema Distribution Is Associated With 5-Year Radiological Disease Progression

Normalizing computed tomography data reconstructed with different filter kernels: effect on emphysema quantification