Airway remodelling in COPD: quantitative analysis of airway tapering and geometry – initial results

M. Owsijewitsch, J. Ley-Zaporozhan, M. Schmidt, C. P. Heussel, F. Herth, H. U. Kauczor, S. Ley (Heidelberg, Bremen, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Imaging of COPD, asthma and emphysema in evolution
Session: Imaging of COPD, asthma and emphysema in evolution
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 2893
Disease area: Airway diseases

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