Functional Respiratory Imaging as a sensitive biomarker to assess therapeutic interventions in lung diseases

Jan De Backer (Kontich, Belgium), Jan De Backer, Wim Vos, Cedric Van Holsbeke, Francisca Ferreira, Samir Vinchurkar, Bita Hajian, Wilfried De Backer

Source: International Congress 2015 – Functional and imaging techniques for assessing lung, airway and respiratory muscles
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Jan De Backer (Kontich, Belgium), Jan De Backer, Wim Vos, Cedric Van Holsbeke, Francisca Ferreira, Samir Vinchurkar, Bita Hajian, Wilfried De Backer. Functional Respiratory Imaging as a sensitive biomarker to assess therapeutic interventions in lung diseases. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 507

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