Computed tomography findings in pathological usual interstitial pneumonia: relationship to survival.

H, Sumikawa; T, Johkoh; TV, Colby; K, Ichikado; M, Suga; H, Taniguchi; Y, Kondoh; T, Ogura; H, Arakawa; K, Fujimoto; A, Inoue; N, Mihara; O, Honda; N, Tomiyama; H, Nakamura; NL, Müller

doi:10.1164/rccm.200611-1696oc

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Computed tomography findings in pathological usual interstitial pneumonia: relationship to survival.

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Sumikawa H

Johkoh T

Colby TV

Abstract

<h4>Rationale</h4>Patients with a clinicopathological diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) may have typical findings of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) on computed tomography (CT) or nonspecific or atypical findings, including those often seen in nonspecific interstitial pneumonia.<h4...

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