Bronchoalveolar lavage cellular analyses in conjunction with high-resolution computed tomography imaging as a diagnostic intervention for patients with suspected interstitial lung disease

BACKGROUND: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has gained acceptance for diagnosis of Interstitial lung disease (ILD). The advent of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has reduced the clinical utility of BAL. This work has utilized the recommendations of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) to opti...

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Autores principales: Chockalingam, Ammaiyappan, Duraiswamy, Ranganathan, Jagadeesan, Madhavan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27185993
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.180806

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27185993
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.180806

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