Summary of potential utility across disease groups
Disease group | Use |
Healthy | Assess airway function in individuals too young to perform spirometry |
Asthma | Assess ventilation inhomogeneity Assess asthma control |
CF | Detect early lung damage Tracking longitudinal changes in lung function Assessing response to treatment |
Bronchiectasis | Detect early peripheral airway involvement |
COPD | Detect early peripheral airway involvement |
BOS | Detection of early post-transplant BOS |