Clinical and radiologic manifestations of hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-272

  Glazer, Craig S ^a   Rose, Cecile S ^a   Lynch, David A ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Extrinsic allergic alveolitis; Granuloma; Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG NODULE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; ANIMALS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036790901     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-200210000-00003     Document Type: Review

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