Bronchiolitis obliterans following lung transplantation: Early detection using computed tomographic scanning

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 799-804

  De Jong, P A ^a,b,c,d   Dodd, J D ^b   Coxson, H O ^b,d   Storness Bliss, C ^b   Pare P D ^b,d   Mayo, J R ^b   Levy, R D ^a,b,d  

^a British Columbia Transplant Society   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748547572     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.053249     Document Type: Article

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