Endoscopic advanced imaging in small airway disease : probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy in emphysema and after lung transplantation. KU Leuven
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) occurs in 10% of the adult population and is currently the 4th leading cause of mortality. The associated morbidity, the economic burden as well as the societal impact of COPD is huge and one of the major health challenges of the future. COPD is characterized by progressive and irreversible airflow limitation and it is shown that these changes start at the level of the small airways even before ...