Quantitative CT of fibrotic interstitial lung disease

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 643-644

  Lynch, David A ^a,b  

^a National Jewish Medical and Research Center ^*

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33947360327     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2955     Document Type: Editorial

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