Functional significance of the decreased attenuation sign on expiratory CT in pulmonary sarcoidosis: Report of four cases

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Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1270-1274

  Fazzi, P ^a,c   Sbragia, P ^b,c   Solfanelli, S ^a,c   Troilo, S ^a,c   Giuntini, C ^a,c  

^a The Cardiac and Thoracic Department   (Italy)

^b The Department of Oncology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion impairment; High resolution CT mosaic pattern; Pulmonary sarcoidosis; Steroid treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG VOLUME; MOSAICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SARCOIDOSIS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0034913598     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.4.1270     Document Type: Article

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