The use of computed tomography to assess asthma severity

PURPOSE OF REVIEWChronic inflammation in asthma can also lead to airway remodeling, which contributes to airway narrowing. It may be possible to assess and quantify the extent of airway remodeling in vivo using computed tomography. This review examines recent developments in the evaluation of asthma...

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Published in:	Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 85 - 90
Main Authors:	Mitsunobu, Fumihiro, Tanizaki, Yoshiro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-02-2005
Subjects:	Asthma - diagnosis Asthma - pathology Bronchi - pathology Humans Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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