High resolution computed tomography in sarcoidosis: A clinical perspective

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 140-146

  Wells, Athol ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Reversibility; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; SAFETY; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031691467     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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