High resolution CT (HRCT) of the lung in adults. Defining the limits between normal and pathologic findings;Tomografia Computerizzata ad alta risoluzione (HRCT) polmonare dell'adulto: Limiti del normale ed inizio del patologico

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 109, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 460-471

  Bnà, Claudio ^a   Zompatori, Maurizio ^a,c   Ormitti, Francesca ^a   Sverzellati, Nicola ^a   Verdurp, Alessia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Sezione Clinica Pneumologica   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Rasori   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related lung alteration; Expiratory air trapping; HRCT; Smoking induced lung lesions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745472336     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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