A computed tomography scoring system to assess pulmonary disease among premature infants

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is considered to be the best method for detailed pulmonary evaluation. The aim here was to describe a scoring system based on abnormalities identified on HRCT among premature infants, and measure the predictive validity of the score i...

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Main Authors: Márcia Cristina Bastos Boechat, Rosane Reis de Mello, Kátia Silveira da Silva, Pedro Daltro, Edson Marchiori, Eloane Guimarães Ramos, Maria Virgínia Peixoto Dutra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000600004&lng=en&tlng=en