West Los Angeles College

The Lung Image Database Consortium (LIDC) and Image Database Resource Initiative (IDRI): A Completed Reference Database of Lung Nodules on CT Scans

Purpose: The development of computer‐aided diagnostic (CAD) methods for lung nodule detection, classification, and quantitative assessment can be facilitated through a well‐char...

Changes in Plasma HIV-1 RNA and CD4+ Lymphocyte Counts and the Risk of Progression to AIDS

Treatment-induced changes in the plasma HIV-1 RNA level and the CD4+ lymphocyte count, taken together, are valid predictors of the clinical progression of HIV-related disease an...

HIV viral load markers in clinical practice

Primary structures of three human neutrophil defensins.

The primary structures of three human neutrophil antimicrobial peptides (HNP) were determined. The peptides, HNP-1, HNP-2, and HNP-3, which we have termed defensins, were rich i...