The effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma.
Computational models of gas transport and aerosol deposition frequently utilize idealized models of bronchial tree structure, where airways are considered a network of bifurcating cylinders. However, changes in the shape of the lung during respiration affect the geometry of the airways, especially i...
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| description | Computational models of gas transport and aerosol deposition frequently utilize idealized models of bronchial tree structure, where airways are considered a network of bifurcating cylinders. However, changes in the shape of the lung during respiration affect the geometry of the airways, especially in disease conditions. In this study, the internal airway geometry was examined, concentrating on comparisons between mean lung volume (MLV) and total lung capacity (TLC). A set of High Resolution CT images were acquired during breath hold on a group of moderate persistent asthmatics at MLV and TLC after challenge with a broncho-constrictor (methacholine) and the airway trees were segmented and measured. The airway hydraulic diameter (Dh) was calculated through the use of average lumen area (Ai) and average internal perimeter (Pi) at both lung volumes and was found to be systematically higher at TLC by 13.5±9% on average, with the lower lobes displaying higher percent change in comparison to the lower lobes. The average internal diameter (Din) was evaluated to be 12.4±6.8% (MLV) and 10.8±6.3% (TLC) lower than the Dh, for all the examined bronchi, a result displaying statistical significance. Finally, the airway distensibility per bronchial segment and per generation was calculated to have an average value of 0.45±0.28, exhibiting high variability both between and within lung regions and generations. Mixed constriction/dilation patterns were recorded between the lung volumes, where a number of airways either failed to dilate or even constricted when observed at TLC. We conclude that the Dh is higher than Din, a fact that may have considerable effects on bronchial resistance or airway loss at proximal regions. Differences in caliber changes between lung regions are indicative of asthma-expression variability in the lung. However, airway distensibility at generation 3 seems to predict distensibility more distally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e1724da59de40aeb12f3c644e56ff7a2022-12-22T03:58:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01127e018205210.1371/journal.pone.0182052The effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma.Spyridon MontesantosIra KatzJose VenegasMarine PichelinGeorges CaillibotteComputational models of gas transport and aerosol deposition frequently utilize idealized models of bronchial tree structure, where airways are considered a network of bifurcating cylinders. However, changes in the shape of the lung during respiration affect the geometry of the airways, especially in disease conditions. In this study, the internal airway geometry was examined, concentrating on comparisons between mean lung volume (MLV) and total lung capacity (TLC). A set of High Resolution CT images were acquired during breath hold on a group of moderate persistent asthmatics at MLV and TLC after challenge with a broncho-constrictor (methacholine) and the airway trees were segmented and measured. The airway hydraulic diameter (Dh) was calculated through the use of average lumen area (Ai) and average internal perimeter (Pi) at both lung volumes and was found to be systematically higher at TLC by 13.5±9% on average, with the lower lobes displaying higher percent change in comparison to the lower lobes. The average internal diameter (Din) was evaluated to be 12.4±6.8% (MLV) and 10.8±6.3% (TLC) lower than the Dh, for all the examined bronchi, a result displaying statistical significance. Finally, the airway distensibility per bronchial segment and per generation was calculated to have an average value of 0.45±0.28, exhibiting high variability both between and within lung regions and generations. Mixed constriction/dilation patterns were recorded between the lung volumes, where a number of airways either failed to dilate or even constricted when observed at TLC. We conclude that the Dh is higher than Din, a fact that may have considerable effects on bronchial resistance or airway loss at proximal regions. Differences in caliber changes between lung regions are indicative of asthma-expression variability in the lung. However, airway distensibility at generation 3 seems to predict distensibility more distally.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5536319?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Spyridon Montesantos Ira Katz Jose Venegas Marine Pichelin Georges Caillibotte The effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma. PLoS ONE |
| title | The effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma. |
| title_full | The effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma. |
| title_fullStr | The effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma. |
| title_short | The effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma. |
| title_sort | effect of disease and respiration on airway shape in patients with moderate persistent asthma |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5536319?pdf=render |
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