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Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: role of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and CT-guided transthoracic core lung biopsy

OBJECTIVES: Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) with variable clinical and radiological features. Diagnosis is based on histology obtained by surgical lung biopsy, which is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. This study aims to b...

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Autores principales: Esteves, Cátia, Costa, Francisco R., Redondo, Margarida T., Moura, Conceição S., Guimarães, Susana, Morais, António, Pereira, José M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26577607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-015-0448-3