Background and objective: COPD and bronchial asthma are chronic airway diseases with a
different pathogenesis. Comparisons of differences in airway calibre by bronchial generation …

BACKGROUND: Airway remodeling in asthma and COPD results in bronchial wall
thickening. The thickness of the bronchial wall can be measured in high-resolution …

Airway remodeling in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) results in
thickening of bronchial walls and may affect lung function. In the present study we set out to …

Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow
limitation caused by emphysema and/or airway narrowing. Computed tomography has been …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow
obstruction caused by emphysema or airway narrowing, or both. Recently airway …

Background Airway remodelling in bronchial asthma (BA) and COPD has been
quantitatively assessed by analysing the airway wall area and the luminal area on cross …

Background The purpose of this study was to examine changes in the airway lumen and
parenchyma in relation to lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

BACKGROUND: COPD patients have varying degrees of airways disease and emphysema.
CT scanning can differentiate these pathological subtypes. We evaluated airway dimensions …

In some patients with chronic asthma clinical and physiological similarities with COPD may
exist, such as partial reversibility to bronchodilators and persistent expiratory airflow …

Background and objective: Chest CT has been widely used for the evaluation of structural
changes in lung parenchyma and airways in cross‐sectional studies. There has been no …