In a case study published today, researchers used a specialized MRI technique in a set of twins with asthma. While the twins are non-identical, the researchers found that they actually had identical ventilation defects in the same upper left lung segment, which stayed the same over the duration of the seven year study.
Lung images of twins with asthma add to understanding of the disease
- EurekAlert
- 4. 12 2019 (06:00)