The use of pretest probability increases the value of high-resolution CT in diagnosing usual interstitial pneumonia

Robert Brownell; Teng Moua; Travis S Henry; Brett M Elicker; Darin White; Eric Vittinghoff; Kirk D Jones; Anatoly Urisman; Carlos Aravena; Kerri A Johannson; Jeffrey A Golden; Talmadge E King; Paul J Wolters; Harold R Collard; Brett Ley

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209671

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Interstitial lung disease

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The use of pretest probability increases the value of high-resolution CT in diagnosing usual interstitial pneumonia

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Robert Brownell Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Teng Moua Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Travis S Henry Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brett M Elicker Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Darin White Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eric Vittinghoff Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kirk D Jones Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anatoly Urisman Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carlos Aravena Respiratory Diseases Department, Pontifical Catholic University, Santiago, Chile PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kerri A Johannson Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeffrey A Golden Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Talmadge E King Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul J Wolters Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Harold R Collard Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brett Ley Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Brett Ley, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0111, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Brett.Ley{at}UCSF.edu

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Brownell R, Moua T, Henry TS, et al

The use of pretest probability increases the value of high-resolution CT in diagnosing usual interstitial pneumonia

Thorax 2017;72:424-429.

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Received November 2, 2016
Revised November 30, 2016
Accepted December 5, 2016
First published January 12, 2017.

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September 01, 2022

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