Radiological versus Histopathological Diagnosis of Usual Interstitial Pneumonia in the Clinical Practice: Does It Have Any Survival Difference?
Author(s) -
Sílvia Quadrelli,
Luciana Molinari,
Lorena Ciallella,
Juan Carlos Spina,
Edgardo Sobrino,
Julio Chertcoff
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000225987
Subject(s) - medicine , usual interstitial pneumonia , context (archaeology) , medical diagnosis , biopsy , radiological weapon , high resolution computed tomography , diffusing capacity , lung biopsy , radiology , pneumonia , lung , surgery , interstitial pneumonia , lung function , paleontology , biology
Recent studies have shown that quantification of specific histopathologic features found in usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) are useful in defining a prognosis, suggesting the need of biopsy in all patients.
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