Small airways diseases: Detection and insights with computed tomography

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1294-1313

  Hansell, D M ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Obliterative bronchiolitis; Small airways disease

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MORPHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BRONCHIOLITIS; HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034891254     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.00206101     Document Type: Article

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