Clinical usefulness of energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy (EF-TEM) for the etiological diagnosis of occupational interstitial pneumonia

M. Iguchi, Y. Nambu, Y. Maebo, Y. Takeda, T. Tobe, H. Miyazaki, M. Ishigaki, K. Osanai, H. Toga, K. Takahashi, N. Ohya, Y. Ueda, T. Kurihara, K. I. Hirai (Ishikawa, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Clinical pathobiology in diffuse and in neoplastic disorders
Session: Clinical pathobiology in diffuse and in neoplastic disorders
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1679
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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