Micro–Computed Tomography Measurements of Peripheral Lung Pathology in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: The smaller airways, < 2 mm in diameter, offer little resistance in normal lungs, but become the major site of obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objective: To examine bronchiolar remodeling and alveolar destruction in COPD using micro–computed tomography (mi...

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Main Authors: Hogg, James C., McDonough, John E., Sanchez, Pablo G., Cooper, Joel D., Coxson, Harvey O., Elliott, William M., Naiman, David, Pochettino, Marcus, Horng, Debra, Gefter, Warren B., Wright, Alex C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Thoracic Society 2009
Subjects:
COPD: Reactive Past, Preventive Future
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136953/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19741267
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1513/pats.200905-029DS
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