Thin-section CT findings in rheumatoid arthritis-associated lung disease: CT patterns and their courses

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 941-948

  Akira, Masanori ^a   Sakatani, Mitsunori ^a   Hara, Hideki ^a  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Bronchiolitis obliterans; Computed tomography; Diseases; Lungs; Pneumonia; Rheumatoid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASES;

ARTHRITIS; BRONCHIOLITI OBLITERAN; BRONCHIOLITIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP; LUNG; PNEUMONIA; RHEUMATOID; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; THIN-SECTION CT;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0032724836     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199911000-00021     Document Type: Article

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