Open AccessStructural airway imaging metrics are differentially associated with persistent chronic bronchitis
Author(s) -
Surya P. Bhatt,
Sandeep Bodduluri,
A.S. Kizhakke Puliyakote,
Elizabeth C. Oelsner,
Arie Nakhmani,
David A. Lynch,
Carla Wilson,
Spyridon Fortis,
Victor Kim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
thorax
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.083
H-Index - 221
eISSN - 1468-3296
pISSN - 0040-6376
DOI - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215853
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , chronic bronchitis , obstructive lung disease , bronchitis , gastroenterology , copd , lung , surgery
Chronic bronchitis (CB) is strongly associated with cigarette smoking, but not all smokers develop CB. We aimed to evaluate whether measures of structural airway disease on CT are differentially associated with CB.