Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 7 - Number: 66 - July 15, 2007

Outstanding

Evaluation of Thoracic Tumors With 18F-Fluorothymidine and 18F- Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography

Increased Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Level in Churg-Strauss Syndrome

Update in the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Vasculitis

Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Feasibility Study of Noninvasive Assessment, Therapeutic Follow-up, and Possible Predictor of Improved Outcome

Generalities

Normative Data for pH of Exhaled Breath Condensate

Oxidative Changes of Bronchoalveolar Proteins in Cystic Fibrosis

The Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve in Liver Cirrhosis

How to Code

Applied Medical Informatics for the Chest Physician: Information You Can Use!

original research PLEURAL DISEASE

Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Feasibility Study of Noninvasive Assessment, Therapeutic Follow-up, and Possible Predictor of Improved Outcome

original research SARCOIDOSIS

Transforming Growth Factor-ß Gene Polymorphisms in Sarcoidosis Patients With and Without Fibrosis

Perforin Down-Regulation and Adhesion Molecules Activation in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: An Induced Sputum and BAL Study

Practice management

Incorporating Anti-IgE (Omalizumab) Therapy Into Pulmonary Medicine Practice: Practice Management Implications

Pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 35-Year-Old Man With Fever, Dyspnea, and Diffuse Reticular Opacities

A 55-Year-Old Man With Fever Together With Submandibular and Lung Masses

Pulmonary function

Diffusing Capacity for Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide in Patients With Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Updated Spirometric Reference Values for Adult Chinese in Hong Kong and Implications on Clinical Utilization

Pulmonary vascular diseases

Increased Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Level in Churg-Strauss Syndrome

Increased Thromboembolic Events After Lung Transplantation

Pulmonary Hemodynamic Responses to Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Sildenafil in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Selected Report

Cavitating Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Visualized and Diagnosed by Ultrathin Bronchoscopy

Closure of a Bronchopleural Fistula Using Bronchoscopic Placement of an Endobronchial Valve Designed for the Treatment of Emphysema

Special features

Update in the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Vasculitis

Thoracic Images

Evaluation of Thoracic Tumors With 18F-Fluorothymidine and 18F- Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography

Characteristics and Disease Activity of Early Interstitial Lung Disease in Subjects With True Parenchymal Abnormalities in the Posterior Subpleural Aspect of the Lung