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Quantitative analysis of high-resolution computed tomography scans in severe asthma subphenotypes.
Thorax - 1 Sept 2010
Gupta Sumit, Siddiqui Salman, Haldar Pranab, Entwisle James J, Mawby Dean, Wardlaw Andrew J, Bradding Peter, Pavord Ian D, Green Ruth H, Brightling Christopher E
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BACKGROUND: Severe asthma is a heterogeneous condition. Airway remodelling is a feature of severe asthma and can be determined by the assessment of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans. The aim of this study was to assess whether airway remodelling is restricted to specific subphenotypes of severe asthma. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed of HRCT scans from subjects who had attended a...
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