Role of small airways in asthma: Investigation using high-resolution computed tomography

High resolution computed tomography in asthma.

OBJECTIVES High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) can detect the structural abnormalities in asthma. This study attempts to correlate these abnormalities with clinical and pulmonary function test (PFT) data. METHODS Consecutive stable asthma patients attending Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, were subjected to HRCT during a six month period from July 2004 to December 2004, after initia...

Thoracic high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in asthma.

INTRODUCTION High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a widespread medical imaging method for the study of thoracic diseases. In asthma it is very useful particularly when it is difficult to achieve an effective control of disease, and in severe deterioration. AIM It was intended to evaluate the imaging changes by HRCT in asthmatic patients and to assess the expression according to the s...

Heterogeneity of airways obstruction in asthmatic patients using high-resolution computed tomography.

The exact site of airways narrowing in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is unknown. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a noninvasive imaging technique that can be used to measure the dimensions of an individual airway. This technique is very sensitive, and it has been demonstrated that bronchi as small as 2 mm in diameter can be accurately measured.' High-resolution c...

High Resolution Computed Tomography

High Resolution Computed Tomography