Figure 1: Airway inner area from the 3rd to
9th generation of bronchi among control subjects and
asthmatic patients with different severity
(A and D) Ai/BSA and Aw% from the 3rd to
4th generation of bronchi. (B and E) Ai/BSA and Aw%
from the 5th to 6th generation of
bronchi. (C and F) Ai/BSA and Aw% from the 7th to
9th generation of bronchi.
Abbreviation: Ai: airway inner area; BSA: body surface area;
Aw%: airway wall area percentage; 3-4: 3rd to
4th generation of bronchi; 5-6: 5thto 6th generation of bronchi; 7-9:
7th to 9th generation of bronchi.