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The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Cigarette Smoke-induced Emphysema by ATKINSON, Jeffrey J, LUTEY, Barbara A, CONRADI, Susan H, GIERADA, David S, PIERCE, Richard A, BETSUYAKU, Tomoko, SENIOR, Robert M, SUZUKI, Yoko, TOENNIES, Holly M, KELLEY, Diane G, KOBAYASHI, Dale K, IJEM, Whitney G, DESLEE, Gaetan, MOORE, Carla H, EILEEN JACOBS, M

“…Matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-9 is an elastolytic endopeptidase produced by activated macrophages that may be involved in the development of human pulmonary…”
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Accurate Measurement of Small Airways on Low-Dose Thoracic CT Scans in Smokers by Lutey, Barbara A., MD, Conradi, Susan H., PhD, Atkinson, Jeffrey J., MD, Zheng, Jie, PhD, Schechtman, Kenneth B., PhD, Senior, Robert M., MD, Gierada, David S., MD

“…Background Partial volume averaging and tilt relative to the scan plane on transverse images limit the accuracy of airway wall thickness measurements on CT…”
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Oxidative damage to nucleic acids in severe emphysema by Deslee, Gaetan, Woods, Jason C, Moore, Carla, Conradi, Susan H, Gierada, David S, Atkinson, Jeffrey J, Battaile, John T, Liu, Lucy, Patterson, G Alexander, Adair-Kirk, Tracy L, Holtzman, Michael J, Pierce, Richard A

“…Oxidative stress is a key element in the pathogenesis of emphysema, but oxidation of nucleic acids has been largely overlooked. The aim of this study was to…”
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Adiabatic sweep pulses for earth’s field NMR with a surface coil by Conradi, Mark S., Altobelli, Stephen A., Sowko, Nicholas J., Conradi, Susan H., Fukushima, Eiichi

“…[Display omitted] •Adiabatic sweep pulses that function well in low fields.•Means to avoid coming close to zero frequency.•Method of avoiding the ill-effects…”
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Pre-polarization fields for earth's field NMR: Fast discharge for use with short T 1 and large coils by Conradi, Mark S, Altobelli, Stephen A, Sowko, Nicholas J, Conradi, Susan H, Fukushima, Eiichi

“…The sensitivity of earth's field NMR is greatly increased by the use of a pre-polarizing field B . When used with short T samples, the field must be decreased…”
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Earth’s field NMR detection of oil under arctic ice–water suppression by Conradi, Mark S., Altobelli, Stephen A., Sowko, Nicholas J., Conradi, Susan H., Fukushima, Eiichi

“…[Display omitted] •Methods of detecting relatively small amount of trapped oil (layer 1 cm thick) in presence of much larger quantity of sea-water.•Use of a…”
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Measuring Small Airways in Transverse CT Images by Conradi, Susan H., PhD, Lutey, Barbara A., MD, Atkinson, Jeffrey J., MD, Wang, Wei, BSc, Senior, Robert M., MD, Gierada, David S., MD

“…Rationale and Objectives Airway wall dimensions can be determined in vivo using transverse computed tomographic (CT) images, but the measurement of airway…”
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Pre-polarization fields for earth’s field NMR: Fast discharge for use with short T1 and large coils by Conradi, Mark S., Altobelli, Stephen A., Sowko, Nicholas J., Conradi, Susan H., Fukushima, Eiichi

“…[Display omitted] •Built high power pre-polarization switch for earth’s field NMR with a large surface coil.•Suitable for use with short T1 fluids such as oil,…”
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Cigarette smoke induces nucleic-acid oxidation in lung fibroblasts by Deslee, Gaetan, Adair-Kirk, Tracy L, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Woods, Jason C, Moore, Carla H, Gierada, David S, Conradi, Susan H, Atkinson, Jeffrey J, Toennies, Holly M, Battaile, John T, Kobayashi, Dale K, Patterson, G Alexander, Holtzman, Michael J, Pierce, Richard A

“…Oxidative stress is widely proposed as a pathogenic mechanism for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the molecular pathway connecting oxidative…”
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Equating quantitative emphysema measurements on different CT image reconstructions by Bartel, Seth T., Bierhals, Andrew J., Pilgram, Thomas K., Hong, Cheng, Schechtman, Kenneth B., Conradi, Susan H., Gierada, David S.

“…Purpose: To mathematically model the relationship between CT measurements of emphysema obtained from images reconstructed using different section thicknesses…”
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Measuring small airways in transverse CT images correction for partial volume averaging and airway tilt by Conradi, Susan H, Lutey, Barbara A, Atkinson, Jeffrey J, Wang, Wei, Senior, Robert M, Gierada, David S

“…Airway wall dimensions can be determined in vivo using transverse computed tomographic (CT) images, but the measurement of airway phantoms shows that the wall…”
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Measuring Collateral Pathways in Health via 3 He MRI by Woods, Jason C, Bartel, Seth‐Emil, Conradi, Susan H, Chang, Yulin V, Yablonskiy, Dmitriy A, Gierada, David S, Conradi, Mark S

“…Abstract only Introduction There has been recent interest in the use of 3 He diffusion MRI because of the close correlations of the imaging measure with tissue…”
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