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Asthma
New asthma study results from Jagiellonian University described
November 1st, 2009
"Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a new technique that enables the assessment of bronchial wall layers. The aim of the study was to verify the utility of EBUS for the assessment of bronchial wall remodeling in patients with asthma," scientists writing in the journal Chest report. "In 35 patients with asthma and 23 control subjects, high-resolution CT (HRCT) scanning and EBUS were used to measure bronchial wall thickness in the 10th segment of the light lung. With a radial 20-MHz probe, EBUS identified the 5-laminar structure of the bronchial wall. Layer 1 (L-1) and layer 2 (L-2) were analyzed separately, and layers 3 through 5 (L3-5), which corresponded to...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2009-11-01)
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