Computed tomography patterns predict clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Abstract Background A new clinical guideline for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) uses high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) patterns for diagnostic purposes. However, it is unknown how they relate to the IPF clinical course. We aimed to investigate whether HRCT patterns could be used to pre...

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Main Authors: Byoung Soo Kwon, Jooae Choe, Kyung Hyun Do, Hee Sang Hwang, Eun Jin Chae, Jin Woo Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01562-2