Does technetium-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetate clearance predict the clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 477-479

  Mura, Marco ^a,c   Belmonte, Gelorma ^a   Fanti, Stefano ^a   Pacilli, Angela Maria Grazia ^a   Fasano, Luca ^a   Zompatori, Maurizio ^b   Schiavina, Mario ^a   Fabbri, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Unita Operativa Scienze Radiologiche   (Italy)

^c Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

99mTc DTPA clearance; High resolution computed tomography; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Lung epithelial permeability

Indexed keywords

PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CLEARANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 9244235485     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/185705     Document Type: Article

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