The lung is composed of airways and lung parenchyma, and the extracellular matrix (ECM)
contains the main building blocks of both components. The ECM provides physical support …

For over 150 years, bronchoscopy, especially flexible bronchoscopy, has been a mainstay
for airway inspection, the diagnosis of airway lesions, therapeutic aspiration of airway …

In this paper, we review the current state of technology development and clinical
applications of endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT). Key design and …

Diagnosing and monitoring pulmonary diseases is highly dependent on imaging,
physiological function tests and tissue sampling. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and …

Introduction Bronchial thermoplasty is an effective intervention to improve respiratory
symptoms and to reduce the rate of exacerbations in uncontrolled severe asthma. A …

Bronchial thermoplasty is a relatively new but seemingly effective treatment in subjects with
asthma who do not respond to conventional therapy. Although the favored mechanism is …

There have been significant advancements in the various imaging techniques being used
for the evaluation of asthmatic patients, both from a clinical and research perspective …

Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) is an endoscopic treatment for moderate-to-severe asthma
patients who are uncontrolled despite optimal medical therapy. Effectiveness of BT has been …

Purpose Bronchial thermoplasty is approved in many countries worldwide as a non-
pharmacological treatment for severe asthma. This review summarizes recent publications …

Background: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is an endoscopic treatment for severe asthma
targeting airway smooth muscle (ASM) with radiofrequent energy. Although implemented …