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 Matsuno Tetsuhiko AsaoTakuto SueyasuSaori NishizawaKohei YoshimineYuki KoYuki YoshimatsuKosuke TsurunoHiromi IdeHaruhi TakagiJun ItoTetsutaro NagaokaNorihiro Harada Kazuhisa Takahashi

Published 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
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
positron emission tomography
image quality
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
contrast enhanced
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
air pollution
patient reported