Open AccessAirway Wall Structure Assessed by Endobronchial Ultrasonography and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in Patients With Asthma
Author(s) -
Toshiyuki Kita,
Masaki Fujimura,
Noriaki Kurimoto,
Takashi Sone,
Kanako Inuzuka,
Toshiharu Hirose,
Yoshitaka Oribe,
Shigeharu Myou,
Shinji Nakao
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0b013e3181f9f09b
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , methacholine , bronchial hyperresponsiveness , bronchus , airway hyperresponsiveness , airway , bronchoscopy , ultrasonography , gastroenterology , respiratory disease , radiology , anesthesia , lung
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the wall structure assessed by using endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with asthma.