High resolution computed tomography evaluation of disease activity in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis;Valutazione di attività della fibrosi idiopatica polmonare mediante tomografia computerizzata ad alta risoluzione

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-246

  Zompatori, Maurizio ^a   Fasano, Luca ^a   Rimondi, Maria Rita ^a   Poletti, Venerino ^b   Pacilli, Angela Maria Grazia ^b   Battaglia, Milva ^a   Canini, Romeo ^a   Stambazzi, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lung, fibrosing alveolitis; Pulmonary fibrosing alveolitis, HRCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030095325     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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