Radiographic appearance of the chest in emphysema.

نویسنده

  • P C Pratt
چکیده

The essential point of this analysis is that, although arterial deficiency was shown to be virtually useless as a diagnostic criterion for emphysema, it does not follow that use of other validated radiographic criteria for diagnosing and excluding emphysema, using conventional films, should be abandoned. Interested readers can find further detailed information in reference 1.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Investigative radiology

دوره 22 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1978