Figures
- FIGURE 1
a) Patient characteristics. Comparison of baseline and 12-month post-bronchial thermoplasty (BT) parameters between patients with or without the appearance of new bronchial dilatations (bronchiectasis). Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; ICS: inhaled corticosteroids; OCS: oral corticosteroids; ACT: asthma control test; CT: computed tomography. #: beclomethasone equivalents; ¶: during the first year after BT. b) i) and iii) Axial and coronal planes of CT before BT. ii) and iv) Axial and coronal planes of CT of the same patient 2 years after BT, showing a fusiform bronchial dilatation (arrows). c) i) Coronal plane of CT before BT. ii) and iii) Coronal and axial planes of CT of the same patient 3 years after BT, showing a sacciform bronchial dilatation (arrow). iv) CT reconstruction showing the focal bronchial dilatation.
