High-resolution computed tomographic findings in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: Comparison between diffuse and limited systemic sclerosis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 229-233

  Patiwetwitoon, Sumawadee ^a   Wangkaew, Suparaporn ^a   Euathrongchit, Juntima ^a   Kasitanon, Nuntana ^a   Louthrenoo, Worawit ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

and esophageal dilatation; high resolution computed tomography; interstitial lung disease; systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, DIFFUSE; SCLERODERMA, LIMITED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84865249186     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318261176f     Document Type: Article

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