Comparison of ventilation heterogeneity (VH) measured with multiple breath washout (MBW) imaging to whole lung MBW LCI and FEV1 in asthma and cystic fibrosis (CF)

Felix Horn (Sheffield, United Kingdom), Felix Horn, Helen Marshall, Salman Siddiqui, Alexander Horsley, Laurie Smith, Ina Aldag, Christopher Brightling, Richard Kay, Christopher Taylor, Juan Parra-Robles, Jim Wild

Source: International Congress 2015 – Functional imaging approaches for evaluating alteration of lung, airways and respiratory muscles
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Felix Horn (Sheffield, United Kingdom), Felix Horn, Helen Marshall, Salman Siddiqui, Alexander Horsley, Laurie Smith, Ina Aldag, Christopher Brightling, Richard Kay, Christopher Taylor, Juan Parra-Robles, Jim Wild. Comparison of ventilation heterogeneity (VH) measured with multiple breath washout (MBW) imaging to whole lung MBW LCI and FEV1 in asthma and cystic fibrosis (CF). Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2946

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