Hard metal lung disease: High resolution CT and histologic correlation of the initial findings and demonstration of interval improvement

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-304

  Dunlop, Patricia ^a   Müller, Nestor L ^a,b   Wilson, Jennifer ^a   Flint, Julia ^a   Churg, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Hard metal lung disease; High resolution CT; Lung fibrosis; Pneumoconiosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METAL; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HARD METAL LUNG DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 28044434065     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rti.0000181523.87391.a9     Document Type: Article

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