Shape analysis of specific resistance loop contributes to diagnosis of airflow obstruction

Marko Topalovic (Leuven, Belgium), Marko Topalovic, Vasileios Exadaktylos, Daniel Berckmans, Thierry Troosters, Wim Janssens

Source: International Congress 2015 – COPD: exacerbations, gas exchange and associated dysfunction
Session: COPD: exacerbations, gas exchange and associated dysfunction
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 673
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Marko Topalovic (Leuven, Belgium), Marko Topalovic, Vasileios Exadaktylos, Daniel Berckmans, Thierry Troosters, Wim Janssens. Shape analysis of specific resistance loop contributes to diagnosis of airflow obstruction. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 673

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