Analysis of the ratio of the main pulmonary artery to that of the aorta on chest CT in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.

T. Hirouchi (Tokyo, Japan), S. Ota (Tokyo, Japan), M. Nishimura (Tokyo, Japan), K. Shinada (Tokyo, Japan), M. Morikawa (Tokyo, Japan), S. Yamanaka (Tokyo, Japan), M. Shinoda (Tokyo, Japan), O. Sasaki (Tokyo, Japan), M. Shinkai (Tokyo, Japan)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Prognosis and biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session: Prognosis and biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 827
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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