Bone scintigraphy in pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis.
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چکیده
Haemogram parameters and serum biochemistry, including calcium, phosphorous and alkaline phosphatase levels were within normal limits. The chest radiograph (Figure 1) showed bilateral middlezone and lower-zone dense reticulonodular opacities. High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the chest (Figures 2 and 3) showed bilateral intra-lobular interstitial and septal thickening with a perivascular distribution patter and dense calcification along with the presence of small subpleural cysts on both sides.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences
دوره 53 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011