New asthma research from University of Kirikkale, Department of Radiology discussed

Current study results from the report, "High-resolution computed tomography findings in elderly patients with asthma," have been published. According to a study from Kirikkale, Turkey, "Based on the hypothesis that airway remodelling is related to the duration of asthma, HRCT scanning should show greater abnormalities in the early-onset than the late-onset asthmatics. It was, therefore, intended to assess the presence and the frequency of airway and parenchymal abnormalities with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in elderly asthmatic patients, and to determine whether these abnormalities are related to the duration of asthma. Sixty-eight clinically stable asthmatic patients aged...

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