Imaging of inflammatory airway diseases

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Chairs: R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom), M. Saetta (Padova, Italy)
Aims: This symposium aims to review new imaging modalities to analyze airway disease in patients suffering from asthma, COPD and CF with a focus to the structure–function relationship. It will also further define the clinical role of theses imaging modalities in the near future.

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