Open AccessPulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: Is the emphysema type associated with the pattern of fibrosis?
Author(s) -
Anastasia Oikonomou,
Paraskevi Mintzopoulou,
Αrgyris Τzouvelekis,
Petros Zezos,
George Zacharis,
Anastasios Koutsopoulos,
Demosthenes Bouros,
Panos Prassopoulos
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v7.i9.294
Subject(s) - honeycombing , medicine , pulmonary fibrosis , dlco , pathology , fibrosis , bronchiectasis , pulmonary function testing , lung , reticular connective tissue , interstitial lung disease , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , ground glass opacity , diffusing capacity , lung function , adenocarcinoma , cancer
To investigate whether the predominant emphysema type is associated with the high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) pattern of fibrosis in combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE).