Can HRCT be used as a marker of airway remodelling in children with difficult asthma?

Can HRCT be used as a marker of airway remodelling in children with difficult asthma?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Whole airway wall thickening on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is reported to parallel thickening of the bronchial epithelial reticular basement membrane (RBM) in adult asthmatics. A similar relationship in children with...

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Main Authors: Jeffery PK, Ujita M, Khoo L, Papaioannou G, Saglani S, Owens C, Hansell DM, Payne DN, Bush A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/7/1/46

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