Diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis without a lung biopsy: honeycombing not required
Thorax
.
2017 May;72(5):391-392.
doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209831.
Epub 2017 Mar 9.
Authors
Robert Homer
1
2
,
David J Lederer
3
Affiliations
1
Department of Pathology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
2
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, VA CT HeathCare System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
3
Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
PMID:
28280234
DOI:
10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209831
No abstract available
Keywords:
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Imaging/CT MRI etc; Interstitial Fibrosis.
Publication types
Editorial
Comment
MeSH terms
Biopsy*
Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis*
Lung
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed