Assessing Lung Ventilation and Bronchodilator Response in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with 19F MRI

Academic Background and Problem Statement Respiratory diseases impose a significant burden on healthcare systems globally. Although existing pulmonary function tests (such as conventional spirometry) aid in disease diagnosis and monitoring, these methods are relatively insensitive in detecting early-stage diseases and cannot provide information on ...

Asthma Prediction via Affinity Graph Enhanced Classifier: A Machine Learning Approach Based on Routine Blood Biomarkers

Asthma Prediction Enhanced by Affinity Graph-Based Classifier: A Machine Learning Approach Using Routine Blood Biomarkers Background Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that affects approximately 235 million people worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the main characteristic of asthma is airway inflammation, leading to s...