Is vibration response imaging (VRI) valuable in early detection of airways obstruction in smokers?

A. Florou, S. Vakali, D. Michailidis, C. Roussos, C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - New frontiers in noninvasive assessment of the lungs
Session: New frontiers in noninvasive assessment of the lungs
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1570
Disease area: Airway diseases

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