Vascular Pruning, Peripheral Air Space Alterations and Carbon Monoxide Transfer in Smokers

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 12. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202405-1043RL. Online ahead of print.

¹ Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Respiratory Division, Brussels, Belgium; sylvia.verbanck@uzbrussel.be.
² Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium.
³ Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO), Brussel, Belgium.
⁴ Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department SQUARE (Support for Quantitative and Qualitative Research), Brussel, Belgium.
⁵ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Radiology, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States.
⁶ UZ Brussel, pulmonology, Brussels, Belgium.

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Keywords: diffusing capacity; gas transfer; parametric response mapping; peripheral blood vessels; vascular pruning.