Despite the availability of guideline recommendations, diagnostic confusion between COPD
and asthma appears common, and often it is very difficult to decide whether the obstruction …

Background There is a paucity of studies comparing asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) based on thoracic quantitative computed tomographic (QCT) …

Background There are similarities and differences between chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and asthma patients in terms of computed tomography (CT) disease …

Relationships between structural and functional variables in asthmatic lungs at local and
global (or lobar) levels remain to be discovered. This study aims to investigate local …

High-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy is one of the techniques to facilitate
the draining of a patient's lung secretion in pathological situations, and smart therapy with …

Lung tissue remodelling in chronic inflammatory lung diseases has long been regarded as a
follow-up event to inflammation. Recent studies have indicated that, although airway and …

Introduction Quantitative CT (QCT) imaging-based metrics have quantified disease
alterations in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), respectively. We …

Objectives Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) can be considered in the treatment of severe asthma
to reduce airway smooth muscle mass and bronchoconstriction. We hypothesized that BT …

Background Airway remodeling is a major pathological characteristic of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), and has been shown to be associated with oxidative stress …

Background Nebulizers are medical devices that deliver aerosolized medication directly to
lungs to treat a variety of respiratory diseases. However, breathing patterns, respiration …