Longitudinal shape irregularity of airway lumen assessed by CT in patients with bronchial asthma and COPD

Tsuyoshi Oguma; Toyohiro Hirai; Motonari Fukui; Naoya Tanabe; Satoshi Marumo; Hajime Nakamura; Hisao Ito; Susumu Sato; Akio Niimi; Isao Ito; Hisako Matsumoto; Shigeo Muro; Michiaki Mishima

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206651

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Longitudinal shape irregularity of airway lumen assessed by CT in patients with bronchial asthma and COPD

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Tsuyoshi Oguma Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Toyohiro Hirai Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Motonari Fukui Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Naoya Tanabe Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Satoshi Marumo Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hajime Nakamura Department of Preventive Medicine, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hisao Ito Department of Radiology, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susumu Sato Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Akio Niimi Department of Medical Oncology and Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Isao Ito Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hisako Matsumoto Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shigeo Muro Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michiaki Mishima Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Toyohiro Hirai, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawahara 54, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; t_hirai{at}kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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Oguma T, Hirai T, Fukui M, et al

Longitudinal shape irregularity of airway lumen assessed by CT in patients with bronchial asthma and COPD

Thorax 2015;70:719-724.

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Received December 5, 2014
Revised May 2, 2015
Accepted May 5, 2015
First published May 29, 2015.

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September 01, 2022

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