Relationship of flow-volume curve pattern on pulmonary function test with clinical and radiological features in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Relationship of flow-volume curve pattern on pulmonary function test with clinical and radiological features in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Abstract Background The flow-volume (FV) curve pattern in the pulmonary function test (PFT) for obstructive lung diseases is widely recognized. However, there are few reports on FV curve pattern in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In this study, we investigated the relationship between FV curve...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Nakagawa, Ryota Otoshi, Kohsuke Isomoto, Takuma Katano, Tomohisa Baba, Shigeru Komatsu, Eri Hagiwara, Yasutaka Nakano, Ichiro Kuwahira, Takashi Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Concave
Convex
Flow-volume curve
Honeycombing area
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01254-z

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