In Vivo Computed Tomography as a Research Tool to Investigate Asthma and COPD: Where Do We Stand?
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In Vivo Computed Tomography as a Research Tool to Investigate Asthma and COPD: Where Do We Stand?
Computed tomography (CT) is a clinical tool widely used to assess and followup asthma and chonic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in humans. Strong efforts have been made the last decade to improve this technique as a quantitative research tool. Using semiautomatic softwares, quantification of airway wall thickness, lumen area, and bronchial wall density are available from large to intermed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Allergy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9783,1687-9791
DOI: 10.1155/2012/972479