Author's response: Airway anatomy in COPD: many dimensions to consider

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
² Departments of Radiology, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

Comment

Benjamin M Smith et al. Thorax. 2015 Jun.

. 2015 Jun;70(6):585.

doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206606. Epub 2015 Jan 8.

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
² Departments of Radiology, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COPD epidemiology; Imaging/CT MRI etc.

Comment on

Comparison of spatially matched airways reveals thinner airway walls in COPD. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) COPD Study and the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcomes in COPD Study (SPIROMICS).
Smith BM, Hoffman EA, Rabinowitz D, Bleecker E, Christenson S, Couper D, Donohue KM, Han MK, Hansel NN, Kanner RE, Kleerup E, Rennard S, Barr RG. Smith BM, et al. Thorax. 2014 Nov;69(11):987-96. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205160. Epub 2014 Jun 13. Thorax. 2014. PMID: 24928812 Free PMC article.
Airway anatomy as a risk factor of COPD.
Bokov P, Delclaux C. Bokov P, et al. Thorax. 2015 Jun;70(6):586. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206534. Epub 2014 Dec 8. Thorax. 2015. PMID: 25487571 No abstract available.