Quantitative computed tomography assessment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation.
Lee GazourianSamuel AshEmily E K MeserveAlejandro DiazRaul San Jose EsteparSouheil Y El-ChemalyIvan O RosasMiguel DivoAnne L FuhlbriggePhillip C CampVincent T HoAmi S BhattHilary J GoldbergLynette M ShollGeorge R WashkoPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2017)
BOS is characterized by central airway dilation and vascular remodeling, the degree of which is correlated to decrements in lung function. Our data suggest that progressive BOS is a pathologic process that affects both the central and distal airways.
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