BACKGROUND: Bronchial remodeling is currently known to affect not only patients with
asthma, but also COPD patients. Some studies have demonstrated that basement …

We investigated how quantitative high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) measures
of emphysema and airway wall thickness (AWT) vary with sex, age and smoking history. We …

Asthma is a heterogeneous condition and approximately 5–10% of asthmatic subjects have
severe disease associated with structure changes of the airways (airway remodeling) that …

Rationale and Objectives: There are limited data on, and controversies regarding gender
differences in the airway dimensions of smokers. Multi-detector CT (MDCT) images were …

Exaggerated airway narrowing in response to bronchoconstricting stimuli is a characteristic
feature of asthmatic subjects. It is unknown whether the site of airway narrowing differs in …

This study aimed to assess the feasibility of quantification of bronchial dimensions at MDCT
using dedicated software (BronCare). We evaluated the reliability of the software to segment …

Despite a number of important differences in the pathogenesis, course and prognosis of
asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), these two entities also have …

Background Airway obstruction due to decreased airway diameter and increased incidence
of mucus plugs has not been directly observed in asthma exacerbation. We studied the …

INTRODUCTION: This study aims to evaluate bronchial thickness via thorax high-resolution
computed tomography (HRCT) in subjects with mild intermittent asthma in comparison with …

Purpose To explore a practical marker for quantitatively analyzing the small airway
remodeling in COPD by HRCT. Patients and Methods Twenty-four patients with COPD …