Tech: This procedure could help treat severe asthma

Bronchial thermoplasty would use a flexible tube with a heatable electrode array to decrease the amount of excess muscle tissue restricting air flow.

Bronchial thermoplasty could one day be used to treat severe asthma. The process involves putting a flexible tube in a patient's nose or mouth, and using a heatable electrode array to help decrease the amount of excess muscle tissue restricting air flow. Here's how it would all work.

Bronchial thermoplasty would use a flexible tube with a heatable electrode array to decrease the amount of excess muscle tissue restricting air flow. Read Full Story