Percutaneous image-guided biopsy of lung nodules in the assessment of disease activity in Wegener's granulomatosis

Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 776-782

  Carruthers, D M ^a,b   Connor, S ^a   Howie, A J ^a   Exley, A R ^a   Raza, K ^a   Bacon, P A ^a   Guest, P ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Pulmonary nodule; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0033916179     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.7.776     Document Type: Article

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