Usefulness of Computed Tomography for Evaluating the Effects of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Japanese Patients with Severe Asthma.
Sumiko AbeMina YasudaKazunori TobinoSonoko HaradaHitoshi SasanoYuki TanabeYuuki SandhuTomohito TakeshigeKei MatsunoTetsuhiko AsaoTakuto SueyasuSaori NishizawaKohei YoshimineYuki KoYuki YoshimatsuKosuke TsurunoHiromi IdeHaruhi TakagiJun ItoTetsutaro NagaokaNorihiro HaradaKazuhisa TakahashiPublished in: Journal of asthma and allergy (2024)
This study has limitations, including its single-arm observational design and the small sample size. However, BT led to a symptomatic improvement in patients with severe asthma. The validated "√WA at Pi10" metric on CT effectively evaluated the therapeutic response in Japanese asthma patients after BT.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- positron emission tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- dual energy
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- image quality
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- lung function
- magnetic resonance
- cross sectional
- allergic rhinitis