Multiple breath washout (MBW) testing using SF6 – feasibility and clinical applications in adults with bronchial asthma

F. Trinkmann (Mannheim, Germany), S. Lenz (Mannheim, Germany), J. Schäfer (Mannheim, Germany), J. Gawlitza (Mannheim, Germany), M. Schroeter (Mannheim, Germany), T. Gradinger (Mannheim, Germany), I. Akin (Mannheim, Germany), M. Borggrefe (Mannheim, Germany), T. Ganslandt (Mannheim, Germany), J. Saur (Mannheim, Germany)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Airway physiology
Session: Airway physiology
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 349
Disease area: Airway diseases

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