Annual Congress Amsterdam 2011

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New imaging tools for diagnosis of alterations in lung structure and function in COPD

Symposium
Chairs: G. Miserocchi (Monza, Italy), R. Rodríguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain)
Aims: The aims of this session are to provide:
- an update on the most advanced imaging methods and techniques suitable for measuring regional lung function in COPD;
- an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques;
- a general idea on which technique(s) is/are more suitable for different clinical applications.

Tracheo-bronchial tree structure and function: assessment by computed tomography and computational fluid-dynamics W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
Airway wall structure in COPD: assessment by computed tomography and optical coherence tomography H. Coxson (Vancouver, Canada)