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Lung Models Normal vs. Diseased

This is a schematic diagram of lung diseases, comparing the normal appearance of lung airways to that of diseased. Current research is centered on this and this article focused on identification of respiratory diseases such as carina tumor, bronchial tumor and asthma, further showing their abnormal appearance in the structure of the system.

Reference

Xi J, Si XA, Kim J, Mckee E, Lin E-B (2014) Exhaled Aerosol Pattern Discloses Lung Structural Abnormality: A Sensitivity Study Using Computational Modeling and Fractal Analysis. PLoS ONE 9(8): e104682. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104682|<pubmed>25105680</pubmed>

Figure 1. Schematic of lung diseases and airflow dynamics. (a) Lung diseases subtypes: squamous cell cancer (SCC), adenocarcinoma (AC), large cell cancer (LCC), and small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and asthma. (b) Lung models with healthy and diseased conditions: Model A with normal airway structure, Model B with an adenocarcinoma at the carina ridge (carina tumor), Model C with a squamous cell carcinoma on a left segmental bronchus (bronchial tumor), and Model D with constricted segmental bronchi (asthma). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104682.g001

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