An earlier and more confident diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 21, Issue 124, 2012, Pages 141-146

  du Bois, Roland M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Early diagnosis; High resolution computed tomography; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Usual interstitial pneumonia

Indexed keywords

BRONCHIECTASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ALGORITHMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84861911665     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: 16000617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00000812     Document Type: Review

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