Reply to Polverino: Clearing the Air: Innovations in Imaging for Early Detection and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Stijn E Verleden^{1

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4}, Jeroen M H Hendriks^{1

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3}, Therese S Lapperre^{5

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4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Antwerp Surgical Training Anatomy and Research Centre.
² LEARN, Lung Research Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk (Antwerp), Belgium; and.
³ Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and.
⁴ Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
⁵ Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, and.

Comment

Stijn E Verleden et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 15;209(8):1044-1045.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202312-2329LE.

Stijn E Verleden^{1

2

3

4}, Jeroen M H Hendriks^{1

2

3}, Therese S Lapperre^{5

2

4}

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Antwerp Surgical Training Anatomy and Research Centre.
² LEARN, Lung Research Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk (Antwerp), Belgium; and.
³ Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and.
⁴ Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
⁵ Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, and.

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Comment on

Clearing the Air: Innovations in Imaging for Early Detection and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Polverino F. Polverino F. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Apr 15;209(8):1042-1043. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202312-2251LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024. PMID: 38227941 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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