CT scans (top panels) and three-dimensional imaging (bottom panels) of asthmatics with (left panels) and without (right panels) fixed airflow obstruction (FAO) (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

CT scans (top panels) and three-dimensional imaging (bottom panels) of asthmatics with (left panels) and without (right panels) fixed airflow obstruction (FAO)

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CT scans (top panels) and three-dimensional imaging (bottom panels) of asthmatics with (left panels) and without (right panels) fixed airflow obstruction (FAO). Larger clusters of low attenuation area were found in asthmatics with FAO compared to those without FAO. (Kaoruko Shimizu et al., The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, August 23, 2021.)

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Kaoruko Shimizu et al., The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, August 23, 2021

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