HRCT and scleroderma: Semiquantitative evaluation of lung damage and functional abnormalities;HRCT e sclerosi sistemica: valutazione semiquantitativa del danno polmonare e correlazioni con i test di funzionalità respiratoria

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-203

  Bellia, M ^a,b   Cannizzaro, F ^a   Scichilone, N ^a   Riili, M ^a   Triolo, G ^a   Midiri, M ^a   Lagalla, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alveolitis; High resolution computed tomography; Pulmonary fibrosis; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INJURY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCLERODERMA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SCLERODERMA, DIFFUSE; SCLERODERMA, LIMITED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 64949147248     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-009-0367-9     Document Type: Article

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