Clinical usefulness of high resolution computed tomography in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
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Clinical usefulness of high resolution computed tomography in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis.
Despite recent technological advances, agreement amongst clinicians on an algorithm for the optimal management of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) has proved to be elusive. The non-invasive diagnosis of CFA is often uncertain as the clinical features may mimic those of other interstitial lung diseases. Even when the diagnosis is secure, therapeutic decisions are not straightforward. Rever...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.12.1080