Evaluating small-airways disease in asthmatic patients: The utility of quantitative computed tomography

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Jan;139(1):49-51.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.11.010. Epub 2016 Nov 21.

Authors

Donald P Tashkin¹, Hyun J Kim², Michelle Zeidler³, Eric Kleerup³, Jonathan Goldin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif. Electronic address: dtashkin@mednet.ucla.edu.
² Department of Radiologic Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.
³ Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.

PMID: 27884601
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.11.010

No abstract available

Keywords: Quantitative computed tomography; air trapping; asthma; methacholine challenge; small airways.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Asthma / diagnostic imaging*
Bronchioles / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Grants and funding

R01 HL080343/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States